There is something special about a single cask from Glendronach and whilst i was once a big fan of the older expressions i have recently found myself leaning towards the younger bottlings. That said it is always nice to go back and try those older expressions just to remind yourself what you are missing. Glendronach…
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The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 9
James Allardice founded the distillery along with a consortium and renamed it Glendronach in 1826.. The original house that sat on the site was named Boynsmill and was renamed when the distillery was founded. In 1837 part of the distillery was ravaged by fire and a re build was in order, by the 1860’s Glendronach…
Glendronach Pedro Ximinez Single Cask #2091
Glendronach Founded in 1826 by a consortium including James Allardice in Forgue, Aberdeenshire and was only the second distillery to apply for a license to legally produce alcohol under the 1823 Excise Act.. Part of the distillery was destroyed by fire in 1837 and in 1852 Walter Scott takes control of the distillery but dies…
Glendronach 1992 Cask #5897 27 Year Old Port Pipe
Its that time of year again when all the Glendronach fans start to loose their shit.. Panic sets in and the rush down to their local whisky shop to try to reserve a bottle or two begins.. I on the other hand remain calm, ( picks up phone, calls shop, reserves bottles, job done) Now…
Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 8
Glendronach They often say “there’s nowt more queer than folk “ and this is something that I always think when people decide to be so negative towards things, we all have different impressions, thoughts and opinions on everything life has to throw at us but when it comes to whisky and especially Glendronach whisky then…
Glendronach 1993 Cask 416 Batch 17
Glendronach From the very first sip of a Glendronach 15 I had I was hooked, the sheer delight it gave me just made my senses dance and gave me a determination to get as much of this liquid as I could.. I know in theory I was spoiled as the 15 was closer to being…
Glendronach 1995 Cask 3040 Batch 17
Glendronach The wait is finally over for us Glendronach fans with the announcement of batch 17, this series of single cask bottling’s is now the signal for so many fans to begin the mad scramble for a bottle or two.. As with last years Release this batch 27 is also split into bottles for Europe…
Glendronach Master Vintage 1993
Glendronach Founded in 1826 the Glendronach distillery sits in the Highland region of Scotland, founded by James Allardes this distillery, like so many others used to have all the workers living on site, including the distillery manager, staff, excise man, brewer and all of their families… Unfortunately today this again like most others is no…
Glendronach 15 – Revival.
Glendronach 15 It’s back !!! The beloved Glendronach 15 revival is back at last, discontinued a few years back when the distillery was struggling to find enough stocks to continue the production of this well loved expression and were having to use older stocks in order to meet demands. The Glendronach 15 sherry cask was…
THE GLENDRONACH MARKS RETURN OF ICONIC 15yo MALT
Press Release.. THE GLENDRONACH MARKS RETURN OF ICONIC MALT The GlenDronach Distillery, hidden in the fertile landscape of the Forgue valley, deep in the east Highland hills, is celebrating the much anticipated return of its 15 year old expression, The GlenDronach Revival. Revered by single malt connoisseurs around the world, this iconic expression…
Glendronach Cask Strength, batch 7.
Glendronach, Glendronach, Glendronach.. Say it 3 times, add cask strength and it will appear.. Hopefully.. Glendronach cask strength batch 7 has just been released so I thought you might be interested in my thoughts on this latest release.. Drawn from both Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso Sherry butts this latest offering is bottled at 57.9% abv…
Glendronach.. 2006, 1995 and 1989.. Batch 16
Over the last year or so Glendronach has certainly gone into overdrive with the single cask releases, just as soon as they are announced then they are all gone, collectors, investors and drinkers all clambering over each other to get the vintages they want or even just a chance to bag any of what is…
Glendronach Grandeur Batch 9.
As I sit here pondering what else I can write about The Glendronach Distillery a pair of bullfinch land on the branches outside my window and just catch my glance for a few minutes ( well about 10-15 mins actually) and that’s kind of what it’s like when I sit down with a glass of…
Glendronach Kingsman
When a whisky is paired with a film you hope it’s going to be worthy of the title and that the film will actually be worth watching, so when Glendronach announced they were going to release a special bottling to celebrate the release for the film “The Kingsman, The Golden circle” I was thinking this…
Glendronach 1995 UK Exclusive
Did someone mention sherried whisky.. It must be Glendronach time again ! Over the last year or so I have really come to love sherried whisky and there is not much better than what Glendronach is releasing, their single casks are just what I’m looking for at the moment and believe me I’ve bought a…
Glendronach 12.
Glendronach… Sherry… and big bold flavours and aromas just seem to go so well in the same sentence, but is it the same when we get down to the entry level expressions. This 12 yo whisky is matured in the same styles as some of the older expressions using the finest European oak that has…
GLENDRONACH 1985 (batch 14)
Let me tell you a little story, Towards the end of last year ( 2016) I was given the news I was to be made redundant, feeling totally down I returned home to find a package containing a number of samples and to say I was slightly stunned with the contents is a massive understatement!…
GLENDRONACH 1989 Single cask, Batch 14.
Its Glendronach time again and on offer is the single cask offering from 1989, this latest batch release ( batch 14 ) for which I have already reviewed the majority has been exceptional and has offered up some real gems and a great diversity of flavours and aromas and I hope this one won’t be…
Glendronach 1990 Single cask. Batch 14.
Glendronach Glendronach as you might know if you have been following my blog very kindly allowed to me review the whole batch of single casks releases in the 14th release.. A little fact about the distillery is that in days gone by all the workers at GlenDronach would have lived on site, including the distillery…
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