GlenDronach Parliament 21 Year

Nose: dried dark fruit, resinous sherry, brown sugar. The nose is mouthwatering. Nary a hint of alcohol. Palate: fresh red fruits, cinnamon, melon, caramel, lemon oil, dark dried fruit. Delicious. Finish: melon, menthol, fresh red fruit, cinnamon, black pepper, fruit hard candies, dark chocolate, licorice Finish goes on for daaaaaaays. Great freaking whisky.

A deep, dark and mellow woodiness dominates the palate. A moment after the sherry begins to come out, but surprisingly subdued for a 21 year exclusively aged in ex-sherry. The finish is perfectly spicy and dries the mouth.

On the first glass I gave it 2.75, defining this whisky as not particularly pleasant. Then I poured the second glass, I forgot it there, and after 15 minutes I drank it. 5.00 ....... Nose: full-bodied, super sherry, toasted wood, caramelized peaches, honey, waffles. Palate: unfortunately drinking it immediately, a hint of damp cork appears to ruin it, reminiscent of a corked wine. I don't know if it's a problem with this single bottle or a characteristic of this whisky, but it ruins everything. Instead, making it breathe like a good wine, this taste disappears and only the exceptional part of the sherry remains! Then sherry, sherry and sherry, candied orange peel, spices, coffee chocolate, slightly pungent. Superb. The finish is bitter with citrus and dark chocolate, quite pungent. If I hadn't inadvertently left it there to breathe for quite a while, I would have stayed at 2.75. It must be understood. Let it breathe before drinking it, you will be thrilled! Conversely, that tip of "corked" ruins everything making it a low-ranking whisky. Ultimately, a fantastic whisky that just needs to be understood, in the top 5 of my whiskys ever. Rating 5.00 __________________________________________________ Al primo bicchiere ho dato 2,75, definendo questo whisky come non particolarmente piacevole. Poi mi sono versato il secondo bicchiere, me lo sono dimenticato lì, e dopo 15 minuti l’ho bevuto. 5,00....... Naso: corposo, super sherry, legno tostato, pesche caramellate, miele, waffle. Palato: purtroppo bevendolo subito a rovinarlo appare una punta di sughero umido che ricorda un vino tappato. Non so se sia un problema di questa singola bottiglia o una caratteristica di questo whisky, ma rovina tutto. Invece, facendolo respirare come un buon vino, questo gusto scompare e rimane solo la parte eccezionale dello sherry! Quindi sherry, sherry e sherry, scorze di arancio candite, spezie, cioccolato al caffè, leggermente pungente. Superbo. Il finale è amarognolo agli agrumi e cioccolato fondente, abbastanza pungente. Se non lo avessi involontariamente lasciato lì a respirare per un bel po’, sarei rimasto a 2,75. Va capito. Lasciatelo respirare prima di berlo, ne resterete entusiasti! Viceversa, quella punta di “tappato” rovina tutto rendendolo un whisky di bassa classifica. In definitiva, un whisky fantastico che va solo capito, nella top 5 dei miei whisky di sempre. Voto 5,00

Exceptional- smooth and complex. Sweet but not overly, citrus, nutmeg, vanilla.

So now that glendronach is basically a toxic mess, i bought perhaps my one and ONLY 21 year. So neck pour sorta and lets get some thoughts. OK so look...cause glendronach is now all about the whisky look. So it's got good color but no density or particles in. So lets call it a 1 star look. Kinda cheap looking if you will. Nose - Over the tears of whisky drinkers moaning the loss of this distillery, lets try and see get into this nose. OK so that PX candy note is here, it's sticky sweet and I honestly don't enjoy that note. It brings out young whisky notes to me and I have to work through them to get past that first impression. As I do I get cinnamon, nutmeg, a bit of coal, hair of smoke, and this might sound weird but just a cleaner like some kinda fresh springs scent. Ok and some maple and brown sugar with some raisins. Taste - This is where this one shines. It's a full on sherry bomb with everything from PX and oloroso. Dark fruits meet chocolate and oak and chewy candies. Lightly salted elements with hints of peat and smoke. The finish is long as hell and lingering. I'll get back into this and add but my god, this is magical whisky. 2020 bottling so about 25 years old. I have to admit this is just great. 4 stars all day and I'm considering 4.25. I'll have to do a 2020 18 to compare. I bought this at US prices to assure myself a 2020 or later bottling and to avoid the new chill filtered rumors. I also am never buying a bottle from these people without non-chill filtered. And frankly, I might never buy a bottle once that's the norm in my market again. Brands need to stand up and do the right thing in this day and age. If some markets don't get it, then spend money to raise awareness. Don't ruin your reputation.

Sweet, silky, smooth. Delicious

#tft thank you @mikael for the gift. This is a wonderful bottle and it is really tasty. Has a beautiful sweet and spicy layer that I really enjoy. This is one to savor for sure.