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Glendronach 15 Year Old Revival Sherry Cask

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@VolksReview by @Volks

15th Sep 2013

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Glendronach 15 Year Old Revival Sherry Cask
  • Nose
    21
  • Taste
    23
  • Finish
    24
  • Balance
    23
  • Overall
    91

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This is a craft presented very affordable 15 y/o whisky from GlenDronach, a distillery who in the last 2 or 3 years have really come to the fore with their age statement range (12-21 year old). Of this range i've only tried the 12 and the 15. This is the 15, makes for great reading, even better tasting.

  • Nose: deeper plums, rich dates, prunes, tobacco, some leather, apples and pears are still around (as in the 12) but more restrained, very sherried Christmas cake, cinnamon, ginger and some milk chocolate. With water big time toffee and richness, much more vanilla comes through, some mocha but overall a little less savoury and spice, however it’s beautifully decadent.

  • Pallet : sweeter and beefier, then some old wood notes come through leather, tobacco (maybe Montechristo tobacco), dare I say smoke! Overripe fruits, nice spices to break things up, burnt caramel. There is some alcoholic nip however. With water smoother, more ginger, chocolatey, vanilla, much richer again still some lovely tobacco earthiness as well.

  • Finish: creamy sherry, lovely smooth finish, armchair leather hangs around, fades into really gentle spices and some wood tannins. With water lighter caramel on the finish, balance tips to being more sweet than savoury, slowly but surely the ginger and mocha notes emerge though. Great length.

  • Mark neat – 8.4, with water 9.1

PHEW!!! that alot of writing for one night, i might need another dram! and what a shame..... Seriously though this is a brilliant whisky, absolutley perfect for me, its well made, great tasting, complex, individual, very affordable, i haven't had the Adunndah for a while, but i think this gives it a good run for its money.

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12 comments

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Rigmorole commented

As always, appreciate your candor. I agree with your reviews a lot of the time.

10 years ago 0

@Volks
Volks commented

@rigmorole cheers for that, how do you find the revival, i was searching through your page but couldnt find a review

10 years ago 0

@mattberg
mattberg commented

Thanks for the review, I wasn't aware of this whisky and have just read some reviews on masters of malt... Looks good... Curiously not available at my normal retailer in London... Will have to keep a look out

10 years ago 0

@PeatyZealot
PeatyZealot commented

Sounds like I'm gonna like it a lot when I buy it. I tasted a younger GD before and even at 9yrs it was very good and also a quite smoky:)

10 years ago 0

@Volks
Volks commented

@PeatyZealot i hope you do. The smoky notes are interesting, definatley an undertone in this whisky, adds some nice bite

10 years ago 0

@Volks
Volks commented

@mattberg Yep definatley look out for it, as i said in the review, i think its up there with Abunndah

10 years ago 0

R
Rigmorole commented

I own a bottle, unopened. I tasted it at the HIghland Stillhouse a few months ago. Not impressed. I think the bottle was too old and stale. Oh well. I'm glad I have the bottle in my safe. I'll open it over the next year at some point. Right now, I've got too many bottles open. My favorite at the moment is the Sprinbank Claret wood.

10 years ago 0

@Volks
Volks commented

@rigmorole i havent tried the Claret wood, ill have to look out for it. Yeah my bottle at least wasnt at its best when i first opened it, im about a third of the way the bottle now and its drinking brilliantly so initially id say just give it loads of time

10 years ago 0

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Taco commented

This is an excellent sherried whisky! I had a bottle about a year ago when out of town (can't get it locally) and finished it off in three days. Needless to say, it was very enticing. Water opens it up and brings out wonderful complexity. Much better than the 12, which is still quite good.

10 years ago 0

@Volks
Volks commented

@taco i most certinally agree this is a wonderful whisky. I do rather like the 12, but admittedly the 15 has more depth and contrast.

10 years ago 0

@Jules
Jules commented

This stuff is magic. I know many compare it to the A'bunadh, but I don't honestly think it is THAT similar...

This is slightly more savory, a tad more smoky and most definitely older. It has mature sherry all over it.

Why buy the overpriced Macallan 18 sherry oak when you can get this beautiful scotch??

Try the BenRiach sherry malts too if you like this one...

10 years ago 0

@Volks
Volks commented

@Jules, for me the A'bunadh has long been the best bang for your buck whisky from Speyside now i think this gives it a fair push thats what i was really trying to compare i think your right that they aren't massively similar taste wise.

Your Macallan point is a great one, i recently attended the Sydney Whisky Fair and the new Macallan range was there in all its Amber, Sienna and Gold glory, honestly i didnt talk to one person who enjoyed them, there are good macallans out there but they a criminally expensive!

thanks for the tip ill keen BenRiach in mind, cheers

10 years ago 0

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