GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 10

Jammy, raisin, xmas spices. Nose reminds me of a good cognac

Nice, easu drinking, jist the right

¡Oh Glendronach, that lovely distillery that is undoubtedly the best in the planet! When you get the words "Glendronach" "Batch" Strength" together, you know you are about to have a beautiful time. I was visiting the premises back in may, and of course i signed myself and a group for a wonderful tasting event. The first whisky they gave us was the Batch 10 expression from The Glendronach's annually cask strength releases. Bottled at 58.6%abv, this sherry bomb has a very dark reddish color. On the nose, it is a glass of a powerful Oloroso sherry. Shortbread; peppery on the nose and dehydrated oranges. A full nutty aroma with some granola notes. On the palate, it was wonderful. Red fruits; kid's cereal (trix is for kids) mixed with blackberries and red berries. Winey, nutty, full of raisins. I love that kind of stuff. Aftertaste was a little bit dissapointing. Overly oaky, too much sawdust and an overall woody finish that i hate to use to describe a whisky. In conclusion, this is a very good whisky, but it is far from been the best Glendronach, it doesn't even get to be the best batch strength. I recently had the batch 11, and that one got a perfect score in my books, this one has an underwhelming aftertaste that suffered most of the point deductions. My score for it is a honest 89 over 100. Try the batch 11 instead.