Glendronach 10 Years Old Cask 1743 Bottled For Usquebaugh Society 55.3% 2002

Distillery	GlenDronach
Bottler	OB
Serie	Single Cask
Bottled for	Usquebaugh Society
Distilled date	19.07.2002
Bottling date	07.2013
Country	Scotland
Region	Eastern Highlands
Age	10
Cask Type	Fresh Virgin Oak Hogshead
Cask Number	1743
Alcohol percentage	55.3
Volume	0,70
Condition	In original container
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (80)

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.

Words of Whisky (86)