Nose: Plum jam, ripe strawberry, grape jelly, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and honey. It almost smells like a port wine trifle! Yum! Palate: Sweet, waxy and bursting with red berries on the entry. Apple crumble, cherry clafoutis (drool!), milk chocolate, sweet orange sauce, plums preserved in cognac and a hint of baking spices. Excellent chewy texture with huge heft. A very good palate. Finish: Medium/Long. Christmas cake, milk chocolate and sultanas. Towards the finale the finish is drying (dark chocolate) as oak is finally dominant. A lovely, luscious, relatively young GlenDronach that fairly oozes port wine, Christmas cake and pudding spices. This would be a perfect whisky to bring out following Christmas dinner. The youth of the distillate is not awkward at all but simply adds energy and verve to the profile, while the PX sherry and port cask maturation (which could be a disaster if done badly) contributes a blanketing warmth and cosiness. The maturation was very well managed. At the price this is one NAS that can be highly recommended, I think even for those who do not ordinarily enjoy heavily port-influenced whisky. It’s simply delicious and at the price it represents sound value. Tasted from a 30ml sample. “Very Good” : 85/100 (4 stars)