Glendronach Cask Strength Batch 3 54.9% NV

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Serge Valentin (89)

I liked batch 1 (WF 91) a little better than batch 2 (WF 89). Colour: dark gold. Nose: I'll only say this works. It seems that it's a little more honeyed and raisiny (juicy golden ones) than earlier batches, and a little less on heavy sherry, but I truly enjoy all the tobacco, the new leather, the beef bouillon (or is that Tai chicken soup?) and the bitter oranges. They must have a secret recipe. Mouth: embarrassingly to my liking. A mix of grandma's world-famous bouillons with orange liqueur and ginger. There must have been some re-racking going on. Speculoos, nutmeg, Seville oranges. Finish: long, spicy, gingery, peppery. The oranges are still there and keep it balanced and even kind of fresh despite the heaviness. Comments: I don't want to insist too much, but they must be doing something - now when it's that good, I don't care. You have to like ginger, though, a little less ginger would have allowed it to fetch 90+ in my humble book.