GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 5

Glendronach, the most beautiful whisky in the world. At least when Billy Walker was around. This is hands down my favorite distillery, everything they touch is magic. Having said that, after the Almighty 18 and 21 year old expressions, the batch strength ones are the next in line. This review is for the Batch 5, matured in Px and Oloroso Sherry. Bottled at 55.3%abv, with a lovely copper color. On the nose, your standard perfection. School glue, christmas cake. Dark chocolate and Milo chocolate powder. Cocoa and condensed milk. The cleanest, more accurate apricot note i have ever nosed is here. After a first sip, it gave me dates, chocolate and raisins. Red fruits; macadamian nuts and cranberry. Impalpable sugar and molasses. The real good stuff. On the palate, it is heaven. A velvety bodied dram: dates, and powerful, astringent dark fruits. Blackberries and raspberries. Lots of red fruits on a second sip. Cranberries. Very winey. Again this impalpable sugar note, molasses. This is fancy. Aftertaste was not the best of the Glendronach batch strength expressions, but still manages to score highly.  Oaky and woody in a good way; mouth drying and almonds. A second sip revealed cigar and tobacco notes with an orange citrusness. Bitter dark chocolate. Overall, this is a fantastic dram. But... i think i have had better "Glendro's". The perfect nose and palate is not matched by a very good but a little oaked aftertaste. That makes not only to lose points in finish but also in balance. A truly amazing dram, long live the King Glendronach. My score for it is 97 over 100.