GlenDronach The Hielan' 8 Year

young, clean, fresh, vibrant, very good balanced maltiness and fruitiness, lot of sherry and more chocolate, drop of water helps to open, spicy, cocoa, raisins, toffi, dried fruits, imbir, vanilla, nuts, absolutely great chocolate malt

3.8 Halfway. Nose green tea, slight peppermint, candy. Very nice, best feature of the dram . Mouth sweet with some burn - needs more time in cask to round off taste. Finish is medium

Not particularly special...

There is quite a strong spirit element to this one. The nose is somehow chemical but the palate (underneath the young spirit taste) is surprisingly balanced. There is citrus a plenty, sweet notes and bitter brine. Very different to any other glendronach with much less sherry. Good value for money