GlenDronach Original 12 Years Old Scotch Single Malt Whisky 《Terroir Collection - ZTSC019》

Region : Highland, Scotland - Single Malt Whisky

Alcohol : 43%

Website : https://www.glendronachdistillery.com/ 

🏅 IWSC 2021 Gold

🏅 IWSC 2019 95 pts

🏅 San FranciscoWorld Spirits Competition 2021 Gold

The GlenDronach’s past is rich with charismatic custodians, challenging setbacks and triumph through dedication. The GlenDronach was an early pioneer of sherry cask maturation and we are immensely proud of our distillery’s history.

Our distilling methods may be traditional, but we look at them as handcrafted techniques mastered over nearly two hundred years of devoted tradition. The GlenDronach is borne of the landscape and natural ingredients that surround us, from the soft Highland water drawn from the underwater springs in the Balnoon hills to the Scottish malted barley we source from our trusted partners.

The hallmark of our craft is the marriage of robust Highland spirit with the finest Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Andalucia in Spain. This exquisite duality brings exceptional depth, complexity, and character to our whiskies. Our traditional Porteus malt mill, glistening copper mash tun, and traditional wooden washbacks made from Scottish Larchwood form a slow and carefully attended process. Our elegant saxophone-shaped stills distill a rich, complex, and full-bodied spirit, which is filled into Spanish oak casks and left to patiently mature in our dunnage warehouses. Nearly 70% of the flavour in whisky is derived from the cask it has been matured in, so we are meticulous in the selection and nurture of our Spanish oak sherry casks.

Over long years of slow maturation, our Single Malt whiskies are watched over by our dedicated distillery team, before being expertly selected and married by our Master Blender, Rachel Barrie. Every step in The  GlenDronach journey is taken with meticulous care and immaculate timing to produce expressions known the world over for their exceptional depth, complexity, and character.

GlenDronach Original 12 Years Old

This superb richly sherried single malt is matured for� at least 12 years in a combination of the finest Spanish Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks. Natural colour and bottled at 43%, The GlenDronach 12 year old is a sweet, creamy dram.

APPEARANCE

Deep amber-red gold.

NOSE

Sweet, creamy vanilla, with hints of ginger. Spice mulled wine and pear.

PALATE

Rich, creamy silky-smooth. Warm, rich oak and sherry sweetness, full mouth feel, raisins and soft fruits. Spicy with medium length and a dry finish.

CONCLUSION

Long, full and firm, slightly nutty.

$460/bottle