Glendronach 1972 40 Year Old Sherry Cask

Glendronach 15 Year Old Revival Sherry Cask

This is from a sample sent to me by @wierdo (again, many thanks, my friend!). Nose - Rich and enticing. Leather, a touch of smoke, coffee, ginger and sherry. Complex. Prickly yet soft Taste - Soft. Sweet (Medjool dates) to sour, fruity (the red kind – raspberry?), cigar smoke with a thick resinous mouthfeel. Finish - Med - long. Pineapple...

Score 90/100

GlenDronach 1994 17 Year Old Cask #671

This sample was generously given to me by Conrad Gierer. I haven't been able to find out much about it, except that it is one of the Single Cask Glendronach releases. Distilled in 1994, it spent 17 years in a sherry butt (sorry, I don't know what kind of sherry). The colour is a deep dark red. On the nose - big fat raisins, cloves and dark...

Score 78/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old - Original Double Cask

Double cask matured in sherry and traditional oak casks, whatever those are, presumable second fill or bourbon casks. Whatever they were, they have made a light malt with a slightly rosy hue. A very expressive nose with a nice balance of malt and fruit. The fruits are varied and include dried sultanas and raisins as well as fresher flavours of...

Score 89/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old - Original Double Cask

For those of you who read my last review will know that I adopted a unique form of scoring to expand the range typically used. After some discussion it is clear that this creates confusion, so from now on I will revert to a scale in-line with the standard and consistent with other reviews. This GlenDronach Original 12 is well presented. Its colour...

Score 80/100