Glendronach 17 Year Old 1993 Cask #574

Glendronach 8 Year Old bottled 1970s

The final GlenDronach I’m tasting is something special. It was bottled in the mid-70s by William Teacher & Sons, especially for the Italian market, in bottles of 26.66 fl oz, which is… 70cl. Bottles can still be found today, but they’ll set you back about 300 EUR at least. The nose is surprisingly sharp with grapefruit, grapes and sherry, but...

Score 80/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

Delving further into the world of Glendronach. I would not call this one representative of the brand as far as I know, since it is more malty/bourbony than the older and more heavily sherried varieties. First Vapor: Chocolate covered strawberries, very interesting. Nose: Walnut oil, hay and honeyed cereal shortbread; The built-up vapors are...

Score 82/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

When I reviewed The Glendronach 12 last year I mentioned that the bottle appeared to be tainted. There was a weird, burnt plastic taste that was quite repulsive. After a week opened, thanks to oxidation, the whisky settled substantially. However, the burnt plastic flavor still remained in the background. But, I knew that it deserved a second...

Score 86/100

GlenDronach 18 Year Old Tawny Port Finish

GlenDronach has quite a few lovely things in their wood finishes series. This 18 Year Old was finished on a Tawny port cask, which will offer red fruit – I think. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, as they say. This one has a golden color with a pink sheen, which is no surprise. The nose is sweet and wonderfully fruity, but I do not get...

Score 85/100