If sherried single malt is very much your thing, then GlenDronach is a name you should get to know very well. The distillery resides in the Highlands, busily working away on some incredible expressions, with sherried malt sitting at the core of many of them. This particular dram, The GlenDronach 12 Year Old, is allowed to age in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks from Spain, resulting in generous helpings of dried fruit and Christmas spice running through it.
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Rich cereals, struck match, raisin, cinnamon, caramelised sugar. Opens with some sweeter PX and lots of delicious raw ginger before becoming creamier with hazelnuts.
Fruits, peels, buttery. Pain au chocolat, a little marmalade on toast before becoming firmer and nuttier with spiced raisins.
Smoky toffee and nut brittle.
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One of the best whiskey I ever had
Very oily and smooth, definitely a sherried whisky. The nose is sugar and nuts. Palate is raisins, nuts and a little apple. Finish is medium with nuts and a hint of smoke. A word of warning: Go very light on the water with this whisky because the palate becomes too dilute. It's one of the few I drink neat.
My husbands favourite tipple - always a warming little treat on a cold day after golf !
Lovely single malt, I paid £34 on Amazon and will definitely be buying again. Its far superior to the 12 year old Aberlour in every way although it is £10 more but worth every extra penny. Its a sherry bomb on the nose and on the palate I find it very oily and it covers my mouth really well to distribute the flavour, this is the best mouth feel of all 30 odd whiskeys ive tried so far. It has a typical rich dark fruity sherried taste to start off and tails off into malty and coffee flavours for me. I give it a slight edge over the Balvenie double wood but its very close and I wouldn't be 100% on that. Definitely recommend this single malt.
Got a bottle after some reading and recommendations! Certainly not disappointed. Some richness and depth without feeling heavy. A word of caution! After adding water to my glass (only a teaspoon), all those cask notes disappeared, which makes me beg for a 46% abv. Enjoy this neat!
