GlenDronach Peated

Raisins, honey, smoke

courtesy Kastle de la Kitchen

- 2July2019

Sweet Peat. The sherry cask is on full display and mixes well with the earthy nose and peaty palate, but still not a union I’m completely in love with.

I had this beauty at the distillery, which as you might guess, made the experience a whole lot better, so spare my exciting, glendronach is one of my favorites and i love peat, so i had high hopes for this one. Actually, my hopes were battling my skepticism, because i already had the Glendronach peated port wood and it wasn't what i expected. But this one, it delivers the promise. Bottled at 46%abv, it is everything that glendronach stands for.... with peat. On the nose: Peat, Prunes, Figs, Ashes, Vanilla; a powerful Malted barley note, Heather and Cocoa butter. Pretty nice if you ask me. On the palate it is light but even better than the nose. Puff of smokes, Pepper, Chocolate milk, Toffee and Dulce de leche. Aftertaste is a little short, actually medium-short, and delivers a tobacco with toffee note. Overall this is a very enjoyable dram, complex enough but easy drinkable, not overly peated but enough phenolic to make peat heads happy. 92 over 100, Glendronach does it again.

No water Good peat level Smooth finish Very good sipping scotch