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Glendronach 18 year old Marsala Cask Finish
Single Malt — Speyside(highland), Scotland
Reviewed
July 3, 2023 (edited July 22, 2024)
Imagine this scenario: my wife tells me that she can buy a bottle that i truly like, but i have to choose it, pay it and then discount that amount from anything that i owe her from the daily house expenses. It might seem like it is not the best deal, but trust me, i got the best part of it!
Of course i got my hands on a Glendronach 18yo, but a rare one, a Marsala Cask finished. Bottled at 46%abv, with a lovely almost orange color.
On the nose, this is quite different. Floral in a beautiful way; dulce de leche, a milk dessert and white chocolate. Lovely.
On the palate, it is a wonderful sweet thing. It is a biscuit that has a vanilla glazed feeling. Light red fruits, red acid fruits. There is this white chocolate profile. It might sound crazy, but it is like a drinking a thorny rose. Really very floral.
Aftertaste has this crazy prune and acid super fruity profile. Very dry. On a second aip it gave me a surprising forest fruit note like gooseberries.
Overall, if i had this in a blind tasting, i would never ever guessed it to be a Glendronach. Having said that, this is the most floral whisky i have had from the scottish highlands. It feels like a japanese whisky. My score for this very interesting and surprising single malt is 90 over 100.
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