The GlenDronach 15 yo Revival New Version

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : The GlenDronach - Highlands

Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry Casks

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2018

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

In 2009, shortly after GlenDronach was taken over by the BenRiach Distillery Company, this Revival was born to symbolise the rebirth of the distillery. This old version, matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks, was reputed to be excellent, partly because the whisky used was over 15 years old, since the distillery was closed between 1996 and 2002. Production ceased in 2015. This new version, launched in 2018, is aged in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Pure sherry that expresses itself in an avalanche of fruits, dried raisins, damsons, figs, almonds, light caramel that's a little burnt, pears with melted chocolate, woody leather, elastic, cereals, pineapple in syrup, all very nuanced. Silky and tasty, equally fruity palate, mirabelle plum and grapes, fresh quartered apple, prune juice, a touch of mint, spices that rise quickly. Strong, long finish, on earth and liquorice stick. Amarena cherries in retro-olfaction.

 

In Short, 

It's really astonishing, I don't think I've ever tasted anything so fruity, and above all so varied in fruit. That said, at the risk of shocking people, I prefer the 12 yo Original, which is earthier and more red-fruited. It's a question of personal taste, because I can see that the Revival is richer overall. It remains an experience worth trying for any self-respecting lover of sherry cask-aged whisky.

Score : 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                           Dirty Three - Some Summers They Drop Like Flies