The Glendronach 12yo from 1963

Well my friends, there is a moment in life when you accidentally find a legendary bottle, which you have been dying to try, which is too expensive to be worth it, and you find it open in a bar, just for you to try it for a fraction of the price. Those happy moments are the amazing little experiences that make my whole whisky adventure worthy. Such is the case of the last dram i had in Scotland this year, in the last night, at the last bar. The almighty Glendronach 12 year old... but from 1963. I know you have seen this piece of history, with the dark green bottle and the old looking label. You know it is not going to be the best whisky you will ever have, since it is a 12yo single malt that might have been considered an standard core expression, but 60 years ago. This is a time machine. A vessel that carries the spirit that someday will become the whisky that i cherish now. How was it? Exactly as expected: On the nose, it starts with some old notes. Old books, humidity, oranges and dim sherriness. Oranges bathed in chocolate. Cherries. On the palate i was pleased to find the early stages of the amazing flavors i enjoy today. A full chocolate feeling; Orange peel. A little watery, but mostly chocolate and hazelnut notes.  Red fruits. It is indeed a "Glendro". Delicious aftertaste. Hazelnut, chocolate, milk powder. A Nice nutty finish. Overall, this is what i wanted it to be. Not a perfect dram, not a high scoring single malt, but the craddle where the flavors and aromas that i can find in nowadays incredible expressions reside. It is undoubtedly that Glendronach has kept the same spirit, but has enhanced their maturation, by picking some out of this world casks since Billy Walker took charge of the distillery, and Now Rachel Barrie has continued the good work. A great piece of whisky history, art in a pure form, my score for it is 85 over 100, but a perfect rating in my heart.