Glendronach 1955 27 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Glendronach Grandeur 31 Year Old Sherry Cask

Thanks to my local store having another tasting i got to taste the rather luxurious Grandeur. The flagship (or at least the most expensive) of the GlenDronach regular range. Released in small batches, this is batch 1. * Nose: Meaty and mentholic, lots of coffee, slightly aniseed, brown sugar, ginger and a touch of blossom. * Pallet: thick yet...

Score 86/100

Glendronach 20 Year Old Tawny Port Finish

Nose : Sweet prunes , choya liqueur , port wine , dates , honey. Thick and sexy. A joy. Palate: Thick oily and viscous. Sweet sugary entry with the dried fruit compote on the second wave. The tawny port is very noticeable and is adding an interesting dimension, while not overshadowing some anise and and liquorice candy. Finish :Long, sweet turning...

Score 88/100

Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 3

Nose: Coconut oil, rum cake, bitter almond (“cyanide”). All “thin high notes" at first… But later some white chocolate thickness comes out of the coconut, and lower-pitch nectarine (slight pineapple?) starts to prop these up a little. Palate: Thin and spirity bitter-almond and rum-like juices, with coconut and slight light fruits...

Score 87/100

Glendronach Grandeur 31 Year Old Sherry Cask

Nose: One associates many things with the word 'Grandeur', and quite a few of them are to be found here on the nose: Polished wood for instance, stale air, a damp tobacco pouch, and the accompanying faint smoke from a previous lighting of the pipe. Despite this outwardly rounded demeanour, there is no shortage of younger and more sprightly notes,...

Score 90/100