Glendronach 18 Years Allardice

The 18-year-old Glendronach bears the name of the founder of the distillery, James Allardice. It has been exclusively matured in Ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

The 18-year-old Glendronach bears the name of the founder of the distillery, James Allardice. It has been exclusively matured in Ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

Details about this bottle Edit
983
Glendronach
Scotland, Highlands
Single Malt Whisky
18 Years
46%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Sherry - Oloroso
Chill filtration - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 315 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Spices:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Herb:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Plum:
Plum:
Nuts:
Berries:
Berries:
Cherry:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Cherry:
Nuts:
Fig:
Fig:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Orange:
Orange:
Honey:
Honey:
Grape:
Grape:
Leather:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Leather:
Blackberry:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Blackberry:
Malt:
Date:
Date:
Malt:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Clove:
Clove:
Cake:
Cake:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Strawberry:
Pepper:
Oil:
Pear:
Peach:
Pepper:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Peach:
Pear:
Strawberry:
Herbs:
Oil:
Herbs:
Apple:
Lemon:
Banana:
Lemon:
Walnut:
Ginger:
Green Apple:
Green Apple:
Walnut:
Ginger:
Banana:
Apple:
Peat Smoke:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Fruit:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Orange:
Cherry:
Orange:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Fig:
Fig:
Oil:
Oil:
Leather:
Leather:
Date:
Date:
Malt:
Plum:
Plum:
Malt:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Tobacco:
Berries:
Honey:
Tobacco:
Berries:
Honey:
Cake:
Cake:
Grape:
Hazelnut:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Peat Smoke:
Grape:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Hazelnut:
Clove:
Clove:
Chili:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Herbs:
Chili:
Pear:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Pear:
Nutmeg:
Almonds:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Almonds:
Heather:
Heather:
Peat Smoke:
Barley:
Barley:
Maritime Notes:
Walnut:
Salt:
Green Apple:
Bonfire Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Black Currant:
Green Apple:
Salt:
Bonfire Smoke:
Walnut:
Black Currant:
Finish
Sherry:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Oil:
Malt:
Malt:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Grape:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Grape:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Leather:
Walnut:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Plum:
Honey:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Walnut:
Berries:
Plum:
Leather:
Berries:
Honey:
Tobacco:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Fig:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Tobacco:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Heather:
Cinnamon:
Herbs:
Peat Smoke:
Fig:
Date:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Black Currant:
Lemon:
Cake:
Chili:
Almonds:
Black Currant:
Almonds:
Chili:
Cake:
Lemon:

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EnjoyLife89
28. Apr 2019
RS
22. Jan 2016
A.Shafner
14. May 2018
Nosing: Sherry Dunkle Schokolade Getrocknete Früchte Kirsche Rosine Früchte Pflaume Süße Grüner Apfel Feige Malz Orange Herb

Taste: Kirsche Sherry Süße Nüsse Öl EicheGewürze Dunkle Schokolade Herb Getrocknete Früchte Ingwer FeigeOrange Früchte

Finish: Sherry Nüsse Süße Rosine Getrocknete Früchte Gewürze EicheOrange Kaffee

Comment: One of the best
02. Aug 2023
05. Dec 2016
Tomasz
11. Mar 2019

Comment: Great whisky. It taste so delicate, so smooth. Even for people who prefer peat than sherry this is a very nice dram. So powerful in taste. Lingering aftertaste which stay with this strong tea like covering. The only minus for me is that strong aftertaste fading out quite quickly. Very smooth, easy ad pleasant dram.
kjrst12
17. Mar 2019
Nosing: Sherry Rosine Erdbeere Dunkle Schokolade Ingwer Leder
Orange is present, and is especially noticeable when compared side-by-side with The Macallan (12-year, an experiment I highly recommend)

Taste: powerful
Sherry Eiche Chili Brombeere

Finish: Haselnüsse Sherry Schwarze Johannisbeere

Comment: The deep, dark color of The GlenDronach 18-year old expression plays it's part well in projecting a first impression of quality.

There is a refreshing lack of sugar sweetness, or even honey (though I am fan of honey), in this whisky. There is absolutely a sweet character, but it manifests almost entirely as fruit influences.

I find that many sherried whiskies disappoint on the palate even if sensational on the nose. Not so with The GlenDronach 18-year old. It fires on all cylinders from first sniff to the tail end of it's lengthy finish.
09. Aug 2012
22. May 2011
das_kabel
13. Feb 2018