Category: GlenDronach

Whiskies distilled at GlenDronach in the Highland region of Scotland

GlenDronach Peated Port Wood

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Glendronach peated port wood

Price: Discontinued

Distilled/Owned by: GlenDronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

46% ABV

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: NAS

Cask Type: Unspecified, finished in port pipes

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

Color: Light Amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Juicy berries, port wine, smoke, caramel, raisins, and a bit of chocolate

Mouthfeel: Medium body

Palate/Taste: Spicy oak, pepper, dark chocolate, and caramels

Finish: Medium warmth and length, cinnamon, smoke, leather, caramel, and oak.

Thoughts: It’s less buttery and creamy than the GlenDronach peated, with more spice and the emphasis coming in from the port casks.

Score: 84 out of 100

 

GlenDronach 8 The Hielan

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GlenDronach 8 Helian

Price: $50 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: GlenDronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

46% ABV

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: 8 years

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon and sherry casks

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Deep gold

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Heavy citrus, dry wine, honey, floral, ginger, malt, and herbs

Mouthfeel: Medium body

Palate/Taste: Oak, apples, lemon, vanilla, spice, heavy malt, and leather

Finish: Medium warmth and length, cinnamon, raisins, earth, and pepper.

Thoughts: I normally love Glendronachs, but this one didn’t do it for me. When I have a glendro I’m not looking for leather, earth, and pepper, which is what I got here.

Score: 75 out of 100

GlenDronach 11 2003 Single Cask PX

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Glendronach 11 2003

Price: Discontinued

Distilled/Owned by: Glendronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

55.3% ABV

Store Pick: Origin Beverage

Aged For: 11 Years

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Cask Type: PX Sherry

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Burnished

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Caramel, sherry, raisins, vanilla, orange peel, brown sugar, and oak

Feel: Full bodied

Taste: Sherry and chocolate with a bit of cinnamon, oak, pepper, dried citrus, dried nuts and toffee

Finish: Medium warmth and lasting with dried fruit, vanilla, and ginger

Thoughts: This is how I like my sherried drams, I have seem to have a preference for younger Glendronach single casks as they seem more “lively” to me.

Score: 88 out of 100

GlenDronach 15 Revival

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Glendronach 15

Price: Discontinued

Distilled/Owned by: Glendronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

46% ABV

Aged For: 19 Years (Yes more than the label says)

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Cask Type: PX and Oloroso Sherry

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Mahogany

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Sherry, raisin, raspberry, fig, fresh fruit, chocolate, and oak

Feel: Medium body

Taste: Rich sherry, caramel, vanilla, oak, plantains, sultana, honey, and pomegranate

Finish: Slight warmth and long lasting, dark fruit, caramel, chocolate, and sherry

Thoughts: It’s a shame there is not more of this stuff, it’s a lovely expression of sherried malt.

Score: 88 out of 100

GlenDronach 21 Parliament

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GlenDronach 21

Paid: $120 for 700ml

Distilled/Owned by: Glendronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

48% ABV

Aged For: 21 Years

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added : No

Cask Type: PX Sherry & Oloroso

 

 

Color: Mahogany

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Thick sherry, jammy, with raisins, raspberry sherbet, citrus, and light caramel sauce.

Feel: Almost wine like, dry and full bodied

Taste: Chocolate covered raspberries, vanilla, blackberry brandy, oak, fig, and plums

Finish: Dry, caramel, sherry oak, and plum with chocolate and vanilla. Dried citrus, very long.

Thoughts: Complex and overflowing with sherry, I think I preferred the profile of the 18 to this, but still a great dram in its own regard.

Score: 85 out of 100

GlenDronach 12 Original

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Glendronach 12

Paid: $65 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Glendronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

43% ABV

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: 12 years

Cask Type: PX sherry & Oloroso sherry casks

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Light amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Slight Sulphur, sherry, raisin, orange peel and oak.

Mouthfeel: Intermediate

Palate/Taste:Jammy raspberry and orange, sherry, caramel, Sulphur, and dried fruit.

Finish: Medium warmth with ginger, caramel, and sherry.

Thoughts: I’ve had the 12, 18, and 21 year expressions, and have to believe the sweet spot is the 15-18 year range. The 12 is alright, but the extra age helps the flavor out quite a bit.

Score: 78 out of 100

GlenDronach Peated

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Glendronach Peated

Paid: $42 for 700ml

Distilled/Owned by: Glendronach / Brown-Forman

Region: Highland

46% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon, Oloroso sherry, and PX sherry casks

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Very light gold

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Soft peat, cinnamon, slight lemon, oak, subtle vanilla, and mountain air.

Taste: Good oily mouthfeel. Vanilla, honey, and butter merge together. Peppered peat smoke and sugary caramel.

Finish: Medium length and warmth with hints of sugar cookie, vanilla and just the faintest moss notes.

Thoughts: Very sweet and sugary for a peated expression. If you enjoy Glendronach’s malt then this is well worth checking out.

Score: 82 out of 100