Glendronach 12 años Original

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

Nose: A deep sherried pillow, stuffed with honey-soaked bananas and vanilla-poached peach skins, a duvet of sweetened carrots and lemon cake, and a marshmallow comforter blanket makes this a comfortable, warm and sleepy experience. Taste: The breeze from the window carries in a warm draft of shortbread, apple and demerara-glazed vegetables,...

Score 80/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

As described by Dave the spirits expert at my local store, this is a big boned but excitable pup with generous energy. 12 yr 43% * Nose: pears, plums and hints of prunes, sherry, a little tobacco ginger and orange oil * Pallet: more savoury initially, nutty, cereal and some pepper, then plenty of vanilla ice cream, fruits from the nose and...

Score 86/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

To be honest, I was searching for the 15YO, but my choices were the 12 and 18. Well why not start at the beginning? This was right around 54 dollars in Nashville TN. The 18 was selling for 115. Matured solely in sherry casks, I was expecting a humdinger of a sherry bomb here. Surprisingly, I got something somewhat different. Nose: Reminiscent of...

Score 88/100

Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

Both the GlenDronach 12 yo Original and the 15 yo Revival are among my favorite sherried whiskies. I regard them as subtle and complex versions of the same overall experience. If my tasting evening includes GlenDronach in the lineup, I'll include both expressions and enjoy the natural progression from one to the other. Nose: Not as heavily...

Score 89/100