The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 10

 

 

 

58,6°

Distillery : The GlenDronach - Highlands 

Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2021

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

The tenth GlenDronach Cask Strength arrived after a long waiting time, more than a year after the Batch 9, but especially eight months after the bottling date. In the continuity of the two previous ones, and in opposition with the Batch 7 which had disappointed so much, it is made mostly from Pedro Ximénez casks, but also Oloroso. The number of bottles for sale is not given.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Slightly smoky wood, fairly dark charcoal, contrasting with exotic fruits, overripe bananas, papayas, a touch of iodine, dark chocolate, coffee beans. Blackberries, blueberries, muscat grapes. Cashew nuts. Very unctuous on the palate, with cherry liqueur, thick apricot juice, roasted almonds, then spices, paprika, cumin. Varnished wood, forest in wet weather, cut grass. Encaustic. Sufficiently long finish, earth, heather, spices, pepper, roots.

 

In Short, 

Actually, I preferred the Batch 7 which was more fruity. But this one is more original, darker, earthy. Pedro Ximénez casks use their influence, however I did not feel the sweetness, and hardly the fruits, just a deep and mesmerizing sherry. It’s very successful, and for once, the critics are glowing. And it’s deserved. The price is right, go buy a bottle, you will not regret it. 

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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