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The first nosing is very discreet, but later a kind of diluted sherry smell becomes obvious. The palate is discrete too, with a kind of bitter vanilla which is rather unique. A relatively short finish, with honey hints. Obvious sherry overtones.
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The nose is exceptionally sweet. The first nosing is very discreet, but later a kind of diluted sherry smell becomes obvious. This comes from the special maturation process this bottle has had: long years in sherry casks, and bourbon as a finishing cask. The exact contrary of most of the sherry finish whiskies. The palate is discrete too, with a kind of bitter vanilla which is rather unique. A relatively short finish, with honey hints. An very interesting bottle.
About the Glendronach distillery
The Glendronach distillery was founded by James Allardice in 1826. The Duke of Gordon liked the whisky so much that he took James Allardice with him to London, to present him to the London's gentry. But the success went to Allardice's head. He neglected his distillery until 1837, when it was destroyed by a fire. The licence and the ruins of the distillery were sold to Walter Scott, who worked at the Teaninich distillery. The distillery closed in 1916 and was bought in 1920 by Charles Grant, one of the sons of William Grant. Glendronach remained in the Grant family until 1960 when it was sold to William Teacher & Sons by George Grant. Teacher's has been acquired by Allied Breweries, currently under control of Allied Distillers Ltd. The Glendronach distillery was mothballed since 1995, but production resumed in 2004. The malt is used in the blends Ballantine's and Teacher's. The Glendronach distillery is under control of Pernod-Ricard since the French Company purchased the activities of Allied Domecq in 2005.
