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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16. Feb 2017

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GlenDronach is a bit of a one-trick pony, but boy, they know how to make a great sherry whisky! Recent batches of the 'Allardice' are much older than 18 years, and the age shows. Heavy sherry notes, oranges and rich spices bewitch the nose, intermingled with hazelnuts, roasted coffee and subdued herbal freshness. The taste is intense, full-bodied and very much in line with the aroma, culminating in a substantial, lasting and chocolaty bitter finish. Not quite as complex as the fantastic 15-year-old Revival, but who am I to criticize this superb whisky!
RATING: 4.4/5.0 ≙ 90 pts
dcatinella
19. Mar 2016
Nosing:

Taste: Sherry Chocolate Malt Spices Caramel

Finish:

Comment:
TheGreatMothra
12. Oct 2019
Nosing: Sherry Fig Cherry Orange Cinnamon Clove
Sherry, stewed dark fruits, morello cherry, oranges.Some spiciness, cinnamon and clove.

Taste: Oak Orange Dried Fruit
Rich, balanced arrival. Fruitiness with orange immediately turns dry, with lots and lots of oak. Lots of concentrated dried fruits throughout.

Finish:
Long and spicy, but not peppery. Some intense orange peel notes showing through.

Comment:
This is an interesting one. The nose is quite frankly about as good as I can remember encountering in any sherried malt. It's complex and inviting. On the palate, it is very intense. Lots and lots of concentrated dried fruit flavours and bags of oak - initially overpowering, but once you acclimatize everyting balances out. The finish is long and interesting. However, if you aren't a fan of dry finishes, this is not for you. There's an initial burst of sweetness, but the character of this malt in general is very dry. It is expensive, but there's quality on show here, and I can tell that there is some whisky in this which is significantly older than 18 years. Something worth trying, but won't necessarily be to everyone's tastes.
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