Well this is kind of a dissapointment. I believe that one of my favorite distilleries Glendronach has made a very young whisky and not entirely matured in their classic sherry casks, but a great part of it was matured in ex bourbon barrels. "Hielan" seems to be a scottish pronunciation for "highland". Bottled at 46%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose is a little "glendronachy" but also a little.... ardbeg??? It can't be. The thing is this: first 2 minutes it just gave a glazed pork aroma. That can't be right. But then i understood that young sherried whiskies have a different sherry aroma, (and i used a glenfiddich reserve cask to compare the sherriness and got some equal notes) and it wasn't actually glazed pork, but some sort of sherry sweetness that resembles that aroma. Then it opened and i got chocolate, maraschino Cherries, LOTS OF SPICY CINNAMON, black pepper, blackberry marmalade, cherry cola and plum. It sounds like a wonderful aroma but it really lacks some character. On the palate it is a little young and a little harsh. But that was expected. Plum, Young, Pepper, Too oaky and young. Mostly spicy. Sherry young and spicy. Aftertaste is full of Clove and Pepper. Overall for a 8yo whisky, (around $35) its not bad, for a Glendronach you can definitively expect more and i think a fair score for it is 72/100.