The GlenDronach Parliament Aged 21 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70 cl

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Nevertheless, the presentation of a whisky surely gives us an insight into the attitude and mindset of a producer when bottling an expression (be it a special release or a core range product). The distiller and blender are saying to us, “This is the best product we can deliver. This is our spirit, and we are proud.” With more and more new distilleries releasing inaugural bottlings and beginning to distribute their core range, we are seeing these three requirements met from almost all of them. They aren’t produced for blends: they are setting up their stall and proudly displaying their liquid in as natural a form as they can. for example, Glendronach 12 year – If it was made in April 15 of 1996 (right before closing), would be 13 year old on April 16, 2009.

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Matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for a minimum of 21 years. Bottled at 48%, the 'Parliament' is named after the colony, or ‘parliament’, of rooks that have been nesting in the trees that overlook the GlenDronach distillery for almost 200 years.No notable traces of sulphur. Than again, I've never had any bad encounters with sulphur before that were too dominant and ruined the whisky.

If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Gal, right now the 12 and 15 have to be made entirely with whisky from 1996 or before, since there is no GlenDronach distilled between somewhere in 1996 and May 14th 2002 and the whisky distilled in the new era hasn’t yet reached 12 years of age, let alone 15. To conclude the original article, I wrote “ Let’s just hope that in a couple of years, when they can finally release whiskies with accurate age statements, they are able to produce the same top quality as they do now.” That hope doesn’t seem to have come to fruition. Sure, some of the single cask releases are still top notch, but also priced pretty much out of everybody’s range. As far as the more affordable releases go: the latest Glendronach Cask Strength Batch #9 was underwhelming. Distilled at GlenDronach in 1993, this Highland single malt Scotch was filled into a single Pedro Ximénez puncheon, where it remained for the next 26 years. Bottled in 2020 at a hearty 54% ABV.Those words by Buchanan turned out to be pretty prophetic. Indeed, GlenDronach has become so popular that despite their best intentions, the distillery has had a very difficult time keeping up with demand. Even so much so that they had to discontinue the GlenDronach 15-years-old Revival in 2015, less than 18 months after the original publication date of this article. Pallet: muscular and dense, coffee Christmas cake, crystallised ginger rum again with ham, pepper coffee some wood and gentle herbal influence. With water regular ginger more mocha/coffee and ham.