Brennerei | GlenDronach |
Abfüller | OB |
Serie | Single Cask |
Abgefüllt für | Usquebaugh Society |
Destillationsdatum | 19.07.2002 |
Abfülldatum | 07.2013 |
Land | Schottland |
Region | Eastern Highlands |
Alter | 10 |
Cask Type | Fresh Virgin Oak Hogshead |
Fassnummer | 1743 |
Alcohol percentage | 55.3 |
Inhalt | 0,70 |
Zustand | in Originalverpackung |
Label | Perfekt |
Vorrat | 0 |
This one’s very interesting, since most current Glendronachs are being matured or re-racked or double-matured or finished (you name it) in sherry.
Colour: gold.
Nose: it’s rather grassy/oaky style, not as sweet, rounded and fat as I had expected. There is some vanilla for sure but also some heavy nutmeg, white pepper and cinnamon. Touches of gooseberries as well, then a little apricot and plum jam, but it remains globally dry. With water: sweeter, with the expected vanilla cream and coconut.
Mouth (neat): very fruity this time, creamy, and extremely bourbony. More and more pepper and ginger after that, the oak’s quite loud. No, very loud. With water: more new oak, a wee earthiness, green apples and plenty of cinnamon.
Finish: long, on rather green tannins, grass and, well, bourbon.
Comments: this one must have come from Glendronach’s sub-distillery in Kentucky ;-). It’s certainly very good, but there’s rather too much oak for me.