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Glendronach 20yo "Austin Healey" by Whiskey&Lifestyle
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Jose-Massu-Espinel
Reviewed October 7, 2023 (edited October 9, 2023)Austin Healey 3000 was a british sports car, very James Bond-ish, that was sold between 1959 and 1967. It is consider nowadays as a true classic, an a collector's dream. Well, a German whisky retail store called "Whiskey&Lifestyle", made something truly great. They bottled a 20yo Glendronach at cask strength. What can be better? Well, they put an Austin Healey 3000 picture in the label and released it as a limited edition. Let me repeat this, it is a 20yo Glendronach at cask strength, what else do you need? Bottled at 55%abv, it has a lovely chesnut color. On the nose, it is just incredible. Caramelized orange, coffee beans, molasses and fruitcake. Dark chocolate. An outstanding rum & raisins note has appeared. Plums, hazelnut and lemon. It even has the aroma of a "Frangelico" liquor. Spectacular stuff. The palate is as good as you thought it would be. Blackberry marmalade and cinnamon. On a second sip i got dried fruits like almonds and sweet pecans. It is like a cognac on steroids. Aftertaste is the epitome of greatness. A rather dry feeling of cinnamon, blackberries and molasses. Superb. Overall this is perfect. I think i should repeat here that this is a "20yo cask strength limited Glendronach", which is a group of words that have a strong possibility to achieve a perfect score in my books; and as you might have already guessed it, it did. My score for this perfect, flawless dram is 100 over 100. It is now fighting for the top spot on my yearly ranking. SlĂ inte!
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