Glendronach 30 Years Old

Core

700ml / 46.8%

Single Malt

$1719

A 30 year old Glendronach from the distillery, at 46.8%. A deep, dark malt over a full, rich body, with raisin, date and treacle from the cask. Known for heavy Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry cask maturation. Its whisky is overseen by the master blender Dr Rachel Barrie. This is a rich Highland malt of dried fruit and chocolate.

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SKU GDR010 Categories Glendronach, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey

Description

This official Glendronach, a 30 year old, at 46.8%, 5000 bottles in all. Glendronach is a Highland single malt, revived from 2008 by Billy Walker's BenRiach company. By 1862 it had grown into the largest duty paying distillery in the Highlands. It passed to Brown Forman, owner of Jack Daniel's, in 2016 as part of a 285 million pound deal.

Run slowly off the spirit still, giving a deep, full bodied Highland spirit. Maturation ran across Pedro Ximenez, Oloroso and Amontillado sherry casks, layered over the Glendronach spirit. In its ethereal years the malt turns waxy and oxidative, faded esters and a whisper of sotolon over dark fruit. Years in oak deepen the spirit to a darker gold, the body growing rounder and more resinous with time. Vanillin and oak lactones from the wood lend vanilla and a soft coconut over the fruit. The full spirit deepens with time, the cask drawing out its darker register.

At 46.8% it is rich, fruity and deep. Fig, walnut and a bittersweet chocolate, with raisin, date and treacle from the cask. A baked apple and a warm cinnamon lift the middle. The close is rich and dark, fruit over a warm spice. This is Glendronach's deep, fruity Highland style.