Lee-Sautia
GlenDronach Original 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
May 12, 2020 (edited May 18, 2020)
Disclaimer: I'm a sucker for anything sherry casked.
Color: Honey. Silky with legs on the moderate side.
Nose: Sherry, vanilla, raisins, sweet, briny, leather and pipe tobacco.
Palate: Sherry, vanilla, raisins, sweet, leather, rich and silky.
Finish: Moderate finish with the sherry fading quickly. Leftover are wood tannin and a little spice around the tongue.
This dram presents itself as sherry forward throughout. Notes of vanilla and raisins are woven in to create a silky rich nectar. The finish lingers long enough to remind you of the wonderful encounter your senses were presented with.
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@PBMichiganWolverine 'Mmmm Glendro, valley of the brambles....' For the longest time, the Macdaddy 12 was my standard sherry. Now it's this. If the Macallan is the 'Woah', the Glendronach 12 is the 'Giddy up'!
@PBMichiganWolverine if we could put GIFs on this app, I’d put a picture of Homer Simpson drooling. Mmmmmmmm Glendronach......
@WhiskeyLonghorn I had a single cask one ( graciously given by @LeeEvolved ). Was amazing—if you like balanced sherry and spice, all wrapped up in a velvet blanket, right up your alley
@Lee-Sautia it gets better as it gets older! I’ve bought the whole core range from the 8 to the 21, and when I get an extra infusion of $$$, I hope to try one of those single cask editions.
@WhiskeyLonghorn, I’m definitely keeping a bottle of this on the shelf. I’m hoping to get my hands on the 15 or 18 in the near future. I’ve had a pour of the 24 yr from cask #652 and it was heavenly.
This one’s a classic for a reason. I just killed my second bottle of this in the last year.