GLENDRONACH - 12 Year Old - Highland Single Malt Whisky

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Savoury roasted nut and toffee aromas are reminiscent of sherry and bourbon casks.

A round, slightly limp entry leads to a smooth medium-bodied palate with sweet toffee, roasted nuts, and elegant spice flavours.

Finishes with a long, rich spicy toffee fade with a wave of heather and pepper.

Very drinkable.

Producer: Glendronach Distillery
ABV: 40%
Age: 12 Year Old
Country of Origin: Scotland
Region: Highland

Category(s): Scottish Malt Whisky
Group(s): 12 Year Old Scottish Malt Whisky

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Author: Ciaran McCreesh	Date of Review: 09:08:51 Fri, 16 Feb 2007
Review: I'm a huge fan of the old Glendronach 15 year old that, sadly, is no longer produced. Faced with a rapidly emptying bottle, I decided to give the 12 year old a try. Here's the thing. This is a decent whisky. It's very easy to drink, and there's none of the nasty eye-watering burning found in cheap scotch. Nor is there any trace of smoke or peat. All in all, it's a good, well rounded, smooth slightly sherried flavour... which is a huge shame. The 15 year old's charm and character was its unashamed 100% sherry matured in your face fruitiness. It's what made it so popular, and what made it different from the dozens of other light, fruity malts. The new 12 is no longer anything special -- it has nothing to make it stand out of the crowd. The 12 may be a more traditional whisky, but it's also a far more boring one.

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Producer Information

When Glendronach opened its doors in 1826 many Scottish single malts were matured in Spanish sherry casks. However over the years the ever-increasing rarity and price (they are over 10 times as expensive as standard’ barrels!) has seen a major switch to American Bourbon barrels by the whisky industry. Indeed today there are perhaps only 2 distilleries that can truly be classified as sherry maturation houses and only one where 100% of the single malt sold still enjoys its primary maturation exclusively in sherry casks. We are proud to be that distillery.
Even today if you were to wander around their distillery you would be transported back into the great Victorian era of whisky production.
Walk along the line of Oregon pine washbacks fermenting away and their coal fired furnaces – the very last in Scotland – as they heat the original old ball stills to produce our precious spirit. Smell the damp air in the original stone dunnage maturation warehouses as you walk past line upon line of Spanish Oloroso butts quietly giving up their share to the angels.
As you cross the Dronach burn back to the old manor house, you are walking in the footsteps of James Allardice himself, the founder and mentor. He coined the phrase The guid Glendronach and was a stickler for tradition. 170 years on we see no reason to doubt his wisdom or his words.