| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Glendronach |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Brand Name | Glendronach |
| Year Distilled | 1972 |
| Year Bottled | 2011 |
| Alcohol By Volume | 49.9% |
| Other Details | Oloroso Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | #712 |
| Bottles | 466 |
| Issued | 2011 |
| Average Score | 91 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Robert Karlsson | 92 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 93 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 95 |
| Krishna Nukala | 90 |
| Pit Krause | 92 |
| Thomas Lipka | 89 |
| Rich Howard | 93 |
| David Wankel | 92 |
| Keith Wood | 92 |
| Oliver Klimek | 93 |
| Benjamin Chen | 85 |
| Ralf Mitchell | 85 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Robert Karlsson | This is an evil evil nose. So packed-full of wood-influence, figs, old leather jackets, ancient classic cars, cuban cigars and furnace smoke. Brutal. Yeah, in sync with that fabulously massive nose. This one is pretty grand. So dark in style, a bomb. |
| Rich Howard | the deepest and richest of fruits on the nose, fresh figs, rhubarb pie, spice cake, red grapefruit and orange marmalade, with twigs, grape seeds, tobacco, plenty of leather, mushrooms, dark chocolate and brown sugar. the palate is intense, quite spicy and tannic, with mulled wine, tons of dark fruits, raisins, glove leather, tobacco, black coffee, mushrooms, a hint of vanilla, cinnamon and cloves on the finish. a drop of water is not necessary, but will be added in the interests of science. the drop of water did next to nothing... maybe a bit more twigs and a hint more vanilla. the palate is just as rich and robust, all the same elements as before, maybe slightly sweeter now. summary: this is quite simply a huge sherried dram, quite spicy, full of rich fruits, earthy notes and just enough wood... superb. [tasted blind for the 2011 Awards] |
| Keith Wood | Glass: Classic Malt - Colour: Amber with hints of mahogany - Nose: Quite different as it's obviously aged wood and sherry, but also very herbal. After some minutes this expands to include black cherries and smoky amaretto, then a lightly smoked wood which expands even further with more time. - Palate: Immediately lots of presence and character with smoky aged wood and antique leather. In fact 'antique' seems to fit this rather nicely. - Finish: Long with gently fading black cherries. - Overall impression: Never mind the cost, pour me another. A truly 'Great' whisky. Yes, I said 'Great'! |