Glendronach 12 Year Old Original

That's a nice tradition with your wife's Grandfather. I bought one of these based on various recommendations, but I've been fairly unimpressed by my bottle (which has been open about 3 months) - it's quite ordinary. It definitely appreciates and improves with a bit of time in the glass though.

@Hewie I was a bit divided about how to review this malt. I wouldn't buy a bottle of it, but that's out of preference. I can't really fault the whisky. It's kind of a one-trick pony, but just reading the bottle, one couldn't really be surprised by the taste of fruit, fruit and more fruit. For a sherry-bomb, I feel that it's pretty well-executed. But like you, I'm not blown away by it.

@OdysseusUnbound I had another glass of this last night and I'm happy to report that it is improving with time that it's open in the bottle. Getting more of what I'd expect and you described now - it felt quite closed previously. I'm sure I'll enjoy the 2nd half of the bottle more than the 1st half now.

@Hewie When my wife's grandfather first opened it, I found it more "raisin-y" and lacking in the red fruits department, but those flavours came through after the bottle had been opened for about a month.