Scotch Whisky reviews

I already tasted a ‘Virgin Oak’ finished GlenDronach, the 14 Year Old at a drinking strength of 46%. This one is bottled at cask strength as it’s a young single cask. GlenDronach drove around Belgium in…

GlenDronach is in the capable hands of BenRiach now, a distillery well known for its wood management. That’s knowledge they are now putting to good use at GlenDronach as well. In August 2010 GlenDronach…

This GlenDronach from the ‘wood finish'-range got aced on Sauternes, a sweet French dessert wine. It was released in August 2010. I previously tasted a Tullibardine and BenRiach on Sauternes, which were…

This GlenDronach in their ‘Wood Finishes’-range is a respectable 20 Year Old. It was released last summer after having spent a few months in a Tawny Port pipe.The nose is a battle between sweet and sour…

The Whisky Festival Ghent has, like every festival that respects itself, a festival bottling. In 2011 it was an 8 Year Old GlenDronach on Virgin Oak. In fact, it was a sistercask to the ‘Cask in a Van’…

Let’s stick with the Wood Finishes from GlenDronach a little longer. Again one that saw the light of day in August 2010, this is a 15 Year Old that was finished on a Moscatel sherry cask. Only a few…

Nose: Classic Speyside Apple and pears, Text book nose really. Malty, with a bit of citrusy edge.Palate: Light, the fruits from the nose are here to stay, floral even, some sugar and spice in the back…

We’re climbing the age ramp , and after having 16,17 year olds, we’ve reached the more mature 20 and 21 year old (next post). For a 20 year old whisky , this one is well priced at around £51, yet the 43%…

This whisky is quite interesting as it’s matured in 3 types of casks (American bourbon, Portuguese sherry and virgin oak), After which the whisky is married in a Solera vat .Nose: Dried fruit, Kirsch,…

The former 21 was finished in Cuban Rum casks, which were then switched to Caribbean Rum casks , as not to upset the American market … The Casks are also filled with rum again in the GF distillery prior…