Glendronach 18 Year Old Sherry Cask

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

As described by Dave the spirits expert at my local store, this is a big boned but excitable pup with generous energy. 12 yr 43% * Nose: pears, plums and hints of prunes, sherry, a little tobacco ginger and orange oil * Pallet: more savoury initially, nutty, cereal and some pepper, then plenty of vanilla ice cream, fruits from the nose and...

Score 86/100

GlenDronach 19 Year Old 1995

Here’s a 19 year old cask strength GlenDronach, distilled in 1995. Apparently this was released for the German market. Despite having a vintage listed, it’s not a single cask offering. I’ve never been one to turn down a good sherried dram. Let’s try. Nose: Very sherry. Sultanas, dates, raisins, wine tannins, Christmas cake, dark chocolate, nutmeg,...

Score 88/100

Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 2

Glendronach Cask Strength is yet another NAS whisky aged in multiple (Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry) casks. I’m one of those who complains about such trends in the whisky industry, but who forgives all when the results are this good. If it’s a little one-dimensional, it’s still got all that malty, sherry-bomb Glendronach goodness kicked up to...

Score 90/100

GlenDronach Single Cask 401

After a visit to the distillery I picked up a bottle of the single cask 401 which was bottled for Parkers in Banff.... Following their demise the distillery sold off the remaining bottles in the shop. Jim Murray scores some of the Glendronach single cask bottlings very highly indeed but this one is absolutely astounding. The depth of flavours is...

Score 100/100