GlenDronach Allardice 18 Year

Bottled 2/25/2019 (oddly they use our backwards american month day system) - so yes this might be 24 year old scotch or at least 23 and a lot of change. Having just had a 1992 single cask, cask strength, this isn't all first fill but god it's lovely. Nose - berry's, figs, cherries, touch of chocolate, and a bit of nuts and some oak. As I let it open up I'm getting some baked goods. Taste - Oh my, this is old whisky. There's this feeling you get in your mouth when you have really old stuff in there. It's the alcohol and the oak seeping into your cheeks and gums, the sweet up front but then leading to this transition where oak comes about...oh my. Chocolate, dark fruits, a touch of spice, walnuts, oak dusty oak. Wonderful. So here's where I am. I just had, but couldn't review, a 1992 glendronach. That's a 5 sherry bomb. This isn't close to that. But it's crazy good too. 160 bucks (I know you can get it way less in the UK). Is it worth it? Yes. If you like sherry this is a must get. I'm going 4.25. It's just that good.

Initially strong. Added some water. Much better

delicious, very nice palate but finish seems a bit odd