{"product_id":"glenrothes-2009-16-year-old-black-friday-2025-edition","title":"Glenrothes 2009 16 Year Old – Black Friday 2025 Edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlenrothes 2009 16 Year Old – Black Friday 2025 (Master of Malt)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a limited \u003cstrong\u003esingle-cask Speyside single malt Scotch whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled at Glenrothes on \u003cstrong\u003e1 May 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled by Master of Malt on \u003cstrong\u003e1 September 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e after 16 years of maturation.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whisky spent its entire maturation in a \u003cstrong\u003esingle Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e and was bottled at its \u003cstrong\u003enatural cask strength of 58.5% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with natural colour. Only \u003cstrong\u003e630 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e were produced, making this one of Master of Malt’s special limited releases created for \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Friday 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe long Oloroso maturation gives the whisky a rich dessert-like profile of toffee, chocolate, ginger cake and brown sugar, balanced by robust malt, drying oak and dark fruit. Its combination of \u003cstrong\u003e16-year age statement, single Oloroso butt maturation, natural cask strength and 630-bottle outturn\u003c\/strong\u003e makes it particularly appealing for collectors of independent Glenrothes and sherry-matured Speyside whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toffee and chocolate wafers with ginger loaf, milky coffee and brown sugar, developing guava, buttered malt bread and creamy hazelnut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robust malt and drying oak followed by molasses, chewy toffee, creamy caramel and buttery fudge, with chocolate, maple sweetness and hints of strawberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berries and spiced apple cake with lingering tannic oak, chocolate malt and a touch of icing-sugar sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (Master of Malt)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a limited \u003cstrong\u003esingle-cask Speyside single malt Scotch whisky\u003c\/strong\u003e, distilled at Glenrothes on \u003cstrong\u003e1 May 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e and bottled by Master of Malt on \u003cstrong\u003e1 September 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e after 16 years of maturation.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whisky spent its entire maturation in a \u003cstrong\u003esingle Oloroso sherry butt\u003c\/strong\u003e and was bottled at its \u003cstrong\u003enatural cask strength of 58.5% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e, with natural colour. 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Its combination of \u003cstrong\u003e16-year age statement, single Oloroso butt maturation, natural cask strength and 630-bottle outturn\u003c\/strong\u003e makes it particularly appealing for collectors of independent Glenrothes and sherry-matured Speyside whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toffee and chocolate wafers with ginger loaf, milky coffee and brown sugar, developing guava, buttered malt bread and creamy hazelnut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robust malt and drying oak followed by molasses, chewy toffee, creamy caramel and buttery fudge, with chocolate, maple sweetness and hints of strawberry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Berries and spiced apple cake with lingering tannic oak, chocolate malt and a touch of icing-sugar sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenrothes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51865157107990,"sku":null,"price":2499.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0782\/4406\/files\/glenrothes-2009-16-year-old-black-friday-bottle.png?v=1789191189","url":"https:\/\/whiskylibraryshop.co.za\/products\/glenrothes-2009-16-year-old-black-friday-2025-edition","provider":"The Whisky Library Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}