GlenDronach 2002 15 Year Old Single Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon #4648 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl
The pinnacle of what Glendronach do best. Single casks matured in sherry! We are huge fans and it so goes that pretty much the older the whisky, the more divine it is from this outstanding Highland distillery under the watch of Dr Rachel Barrie.
This is a single cask release as part of the GlenDronach Batch 16 releases which includes 15 new bottlings for 2018.
All expressions in this batch are between 11 and 28 years old and their distillation dates range from 1989 to 2006.
All of them were specifically chosen by Rachel Barrie, Glendronach’s Master Blender.
Distilled 20/6/2002 Bottled 2017
Aged for 15 years in a single Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon. Only 678 bottles released.
TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Antique bronze.
Nose: Cranberry, orange and roast chestnut with linseed and traces of shallot. Becomes sweeter with time, revealing warm oak and toasted vanilla pod.
Palate: Elegant dark fruit and nut chocolate with orange cream cake and lingering Highland treacle toffee.
Finish: Memories of good sherry times
About Glendronach...
Nestled in the Valley of Forgue, deep in the East Highland Hills, is The GlenDronach Distillery, one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland. They have been dedicated to creating the finest, richly-sherried Single Malts for almost 200 years. The GlenDronach’s past is rich with charismatic custodians, challenging setbacks and triumph through dedication. The GlenDronach was an early pioneer of sherry cask maturation and they are immensely proud of their distillery’s history.
The hallmark of their craft is the marriage of robust Highland spirit with the finest Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Andalucía in Spain. The GlenDronach is a product of time-honoured traditions honed over many years. Their halGlenDronachlmark is to marry robust Highland spirit with the finest oak sherry casks; an exquisite duality that brings exceptional depth and character to the whiskies.
Inside the distillery are a traditional rake and plough mash tun, wooden washbacks and four stills which were coal fired until 2005, the last in Scotland to be heated in this way. Today there is just a quiet susurration of steam in the stillhouse, but the oddly shaped wash still and the plain sides of the spirit still cut back on reflux, helping to build weight in the spirit.
These days, ex-Sherry casks are the distillery’s signature style. Some is 100% Sherry matured, some is started in ex-Bourbon casks to pick up vanilla sweetness before being racked into ex-Sherry.
54.7% ABV
70cl
