GlenDronach 26 years 1990 - 2016 Single Cask #2973

The founding of The GlenDronach distillery took place in 1826 in the town of Forgue near Huntly in the Highlands, Scotland. With almost 200 years of experience, The GlenDronach distillery is one of the oldest in the Highlands and a truly traditional distillery that still mainly uses maturation in sherry casks.

Since 2007, The GlenDronach has presented a series under the name: Single Cask Whiskies. Batch 14 was launched in October 2016.

True to their tradition, The GlenDronach mainly uses carefully selected sherry casks handcrafted at renowned sherry bodegas from southern Spain (Jerez de la Frontera and Sanlúcar de Barrameda)

Origin and bottling

Distilled on 13 June of the year 1990 and finally bottled in September 2016 after a 26-year maturation. This Single Cask Whisky is the perfect example of craftsmanship from this renowned Highlands distillery.

After very careful selection, cask 2973 was selected and finally bottled at cask strength without colouring and filtering. This resulted in 584 bottles.

Cask type

This Single Cask Whisky has spent over two decades on a Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon. This cask has allowed this GlenDronach to gain unparalleled depth and enormous complexity.

Tasting note according to GlenDronach

Appearance

Dark crimson oak.

Nose

Crisp, fresh oak and spices contrast with rich orange marmalade over plums, dried prunes and dark chocolate.

Palate

Sweet dates, dark prunes and raisins complement vibrant, spicy notes of ginger, black pepper and clove oil.

The GlenDronach 26 years 1990 - 2016 Single Cask #2973 has an average score of 91.16 / 100 points on WhiskyBase.