Glendronach 23 Years Old 1993 Cask #42

Single Cask – Batch 14

700ml / 58.6%

Single Malt

$1233

A 23 year old Glendronach from the distillery, at 58.6%. Deep and dark, all baked apple, honey and a chocolate, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Its whisky is overseen by the master blender Dr Rachel Barrie. A rich, deep Highland single malt of dried fruit and chocolate. This is a richly sherried Highland single malt.

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SKU GDR132 Categories Glendronach, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey

Description

This official Glendronach, a 23 year old, from 1993, cask 42, at 58.6%, 561 bottles in all. Glendronach is a Highland single malt, founded in 1826 near Huntly in Aberdeenshire. It joined William Teacher and Sons in 1960 and became a core malt of the Teacher's blend. It ferments in Oregon pine washbacks over long fermentations for a full, fruity spirit. It was bought in 2008 by Billy Walker's BenRiach company, who rebuilt it as a heavily sherried single malt. It was mothballed in 1996 and lay silent until production resumed in 2002.

Worked unhurried through the stillhouse, for a weighty, full spirit the sherry casks then deepen. It was matured in an Oloroso sherry butt, the wood working deep into the malt. At this evaporative stage ellagitannins lend structure while oxidation builds a richer raisin and treacle. Long ageing turns the fresh notes towards date, prune and a dark, bittersweet chocolate.

At its natural 58.6% it is rich and chewy. Raisin, chocolate and a warm spice, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. A baked apple and a warm cinnamon lift the middle. The finish runs long, full and warming. This is a richly sherried Highland single malt.