Glendronach 18 Years Old

Core

700ml / 46%

Single Malt

$227

An official Glendronach, an 18 year old, at 46%. A rich, sherried malt of date, fig and a warm cinnamon, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. The last distillery in Scotland to fire its stills with coal, until 2005. Founded in 1826 by James Allardice near Huntly, in the eastern Highlands. This is a Highland single malt of real standing.

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SKU GDR002 Categories Glendronach, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey

Description

Glendronach from the distillery, an 18 year old, at 46%. Glendronach is a Highland single malt, long a blending malt and now a sherry led name in its own right. 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 1920 by Charles Grant, a son of the founder of Glenfiddich.

Taken gently through wash and spirit stills, for a weighty make built to take active Spanish oak. Maturation came in an Oloroso cask, layered over the full Glendronach make. Into oxidative maturity, slow air builds ripe esters and a darker chocolate, fig and date depth. Years in oak deepen the spirit to a darker gold, the body growing rounder and more resinous with time. Long ageing turns the fresh notes towards date, prune and a dark, bittersweet chocolate.

At 46% it is rich, fruity and deep. A rich, sherried sweetness, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. The mouthfeel is full and coating, the fruit dark and sweet. The finish is rounded, dark and spiced. This is the sherry led malt of Forgue.