GlenDronach Original 12 Year

Intensive in taste. Fruity. Simillar to blends

Peaty, didn’t like initially but after second sip much better.

The best heavily sherry influenced scotch I’ve ever had. Nose, palate and finish all excellent.

There is a lot of richness and some nice balance here. The flavor is smooth, though there is a bit more cherry than I would like. The fullness and balance are there, but I wish the flavor developed more. As it stands, this is good, but not a showstopper. It reminds me of Glengoyne 15, but it's a bit smoother. The richness makes this quite good, but maybe not at the level that necessitates always having one on hand.

Penance for my last taste. I’d basically numbed by taste buds by the time I broke this bottle out and a complex dram like this needs the privilege of expressing itself first in the evening’s lineup. And its little speech might just turn into a 4 hour filabuster. Nose: creamy vanilla custard, just dusted with a blow torch to crystallize the top The palate is warm and sweet, still a little woody. The finish lingers and keeps reminding you, gently, that it’s not time to pour your next dram yet.

Look, it’s my 5th dram of the night, so maybe my senses aren’t as sharp as they were a couple hours ago. I nosed this thing and almost couldn’t smell a goddamn thing. Certainly not all the aromatic malt and vanilla the professional reviewer went on and on about. So I ate like 60 peanut m&m’s and drank a liter of water so I could give this dram a fair shake. Same. All I got was a grassy meadow on the nose. Kind of like a mild lowland malt. The palate was smooth and pleasant but didn’t stand out in anyway. The finish was the same. I didn’t get any of that stuff the pro reviewer was talking about. That guy’s full of shit. It wasn’t bad, but I was expecting a lot more. Felt like I was drinking a middle of the road Auchentoshan. Will try again on the first dram, but a good whisky should impress wherever it’s batting in the order.

Full mouth feeling, vanilla and fruity with some lingering spice. Picked this up blind and was very surprised.