So doing mac 12 old bottle vs glendronach 12 new. Sadly my blind attempt isn't going to work as I can tell these two apart from a mile away on the nose. Nose - the glendronach is all over the map. I get vegetable notes, light fruits, faint hints of chocolate and what not. This is very earthy and sharp. It isn't close to the dark and rich sweets and fruits of the macallan 12. Taste - Here I get a really complex fruit bomb. It's almost skittles and alcohol. The oak is pretty mild, oak and more fruits. Glendronach 12 is very nice. It's not bad at all. This mac 12 BLOWS IT OUT OF THE WATER! I will have to do a mac 12 vs mac 12 but I'm spending way too much money lately and a little book 3 which I'll be reviewing soon got in the way.