Whiskies from Glendronach

Glendronach

Established in Speyside, the Glendronach Distillery is one of the most renowned distilleries in the world. Offering beautiful core range bottlings such as the Glendronach 12 Years Old and the Glendronach 18 Years Old Allardice, and limited releases such as the Glendronach 25 Years Old Grandeur and Glendronach 13 Years Old Virgin Oak Cask from The Duchess, this Highlands distillery is much loved by a broad audience.

 

The Glendronach Distillery is named after the adjacent Dronach Burn, (“Glendronach” is Gaelic for “Valley of the Dronach”) the water source used for the spirits production. Looking at its turbulent history of neglect and destruction due to a massive fire, the existence of the Glendronach Distillery remains a little miracle.

 

The Glendronach Distillery was founded in 1826 by James Allardice, the son of a well-known Highlands landowner. The Duke of Gordon, who introduced the Excise Act in 1823, was a huge fan of Glendronach Single Malt Whisky and even introduced James Allardice to the aristocracy of London. Unfortunately, these privileges didn’t serve the best interest to the Glendronach Distillery. James Allardice became more and more involved in the upper class society and neglected his distillery for years, until ten years later the Glendronach Distillery was destroyed in a fire. This could have mend the end of the distillery’s legacy.

 

But above all expectations, a few years later both the remains of Glendronach’s premises and its licenses were purchased by Walter Scott, the former distillery manager of the Teaninich. Over the years, Glendronach changed hands multiple times until it was purchased in 1920 by Charles Grant, a member of the legendary Grant family, well-known for their successful Glenfiddich Distillery. The Grants well-maintained and operated Glendronach for decades until it was sold in 1960 to William Teachers & Sons. The distillery’s premises were renovated and two extra stills were installed, by which the production capacity was doubled up.

 

Glendronach was acquired by Allied Distillers Ltd. in 1976, who made some unfortunate drastic changes to the distillery’s maturing process by replacing the traditional European Oak Casks with American White Oak Casks. This change of ways might have saved some of the production's expenses, but it also changed the well-known character of Glendronach Single Malt Whisky. This very detail might have contributed to the fact that years later, the Glendronach Distillery was one of the numerous distilleries that was forced to shut down due to the late 20th century’s whisky market saturation.

 

When the Glendronach Distillery was purchased by the BenRiach Distillery Company in 2008, they immediately recognized that these American White Oak Casks weren’t serving the best interest to spirit’s quality and made an astonishing  £4 million investment to restore the European Oak Casks and Sherry Casks to the production process. A reflection of passion and craftsmanship which has restored the full, rich and complex flavors of the classic Glendronach Single Malt Whisky! The Glendronach Distillery manager Bill Walker managed to turn Glendronach into a luxurious product, well known for the Single Cask Sherry Releases. Glendronach was finally built to last! This resulted in changing ownership in 2016 when Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniels, purchased The BenRiach Distillery Company for a staggering 285 million pounds.

 

What Glendronach will bring its future is just like any good matured whisky, only time will tell!

 

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Glendronach


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

10 Years Old Cask 1743 Bottled For Usquebaugh Society 55.3%

2002
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BOW 87
Glendronach
Glendronach - 10 Years Old Cask 3563 10th Edition Whiskyevent Woudenberg 53.9% 2003

10 Years Old Cask 3563 10th Edition Whiskyevent Woudenberg 53.9%

2003
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Batch 12 Cask:5524 57.8% 2004

11 Years Old Batch 12 Cask:5524 57.8%

2004
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BOW 88
Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Bottled for The Old Pipe Cask 5692 54.4% 2003

11 Years Old Bottled for The Old Pipe Cask 5692 54.4%

2003
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BOW 88
Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Bottled for The Old Pipe Single Cask 5552 56.6% 2003

11 Years Old Bottled for The Old Pipe Single Cask 5552 56.6%

2003
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Distillery Exclusive Cask:1499 56,5% 2002

11 Years Old Distillery Exclusive Cask:1499 56,5%

2002
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Distillery Exclusive Cask:1499 56.5% 2002

11 Years Old Distillery Exclusive Cask:1499 56.5%

2002
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old For Mitra Netherlands Cask:1933 51.4% 2003

11 Years Old For Mitra Netherlands Cask:1933 51.4%

2003
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BOW 87
Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Versailles Dranken Nijmegen 4523 55.9% 2002

11 Years Old Versailles Dranken Nijmegen 4523 55.9%

2002
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 11 Years Old Virgin Oak Cask:1755 53,9% 2003

11 Years Old Virgin Oak Cask:1755 53,9%

2003
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Serge Valentin 87
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Glendronach - 12 Years Old 1963 43% 1963

12 Years Old 1963 43%

1963
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 12 Years Old Batch 12 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Puncheon Cask:934 1 of 714 Bottles 53.7% 2003

12 Years Old Batch 12 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Puncheon Cask:934 1 of 714 Bottles 53.7%

2003
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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Batch 13 Cask:5521 57.3% 2004

12 Years Old Batch 13 Cask:5521 57.3%

2004
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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Batch 13 Cask:930 53.4% 2003

12 Years Old Batch 13 Cask:930 53.4%

2003
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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Batch 14 Cask:5523 58.3% 2004

12 Years Old Batch 14 Cask:5523 58.3%

2004
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BOW 89
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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Batch 17 Cask 6769 60.9% 2007

12 Years Old Batch 17 Cask 6769 60.9%

2007
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 12 Years Old Green dumpy bottle, cream label 40% NV

12 Years Old Green dumpy bottle, cream label 40%

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Serge Valentin 92
Glendronach
Glendronach - 12 Years Old Matured in Sherry Casks 90's botteling 40% NV

12 Years Old Matured in Sherry Casks 90's botteling 40%

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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Original 40% NV

12 Years Old Original 40%

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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Original 43% NV

12 Years Old Original 43%

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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Original Vintage Bottle 43% NV

12 Years Old Original Vintage Bottle 43%

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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Sauternes 46% NV

12 Years Old Sauternes 46%

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Glendronach - 12 Years Old The Netherlands Exclusive Cask 1749 54.7% 2003

12 Years Old The Netherlands Exclusive Cask 1749 54.7%

2003
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Glendronach - 12 Years Old Traditional Old 90's botteling 43% NV

12 Years Old Traditional Old 90's botteling 43%

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Serge Valentin 86
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Glendronach - 12 Years original Old 4,5 Liter 43% NV

12 Years original Old 4,5 Liter 43%

(4.5 l.)
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 13 Years Old Batch 14 Cask:4034 52.5% 2003

13 Years Old Batch 14 Cask:4034 52.5%

2003
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BOW 90
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Glendronach - 13 Years Old Batch 17 Cask 887 55.1% 2005

13 Years Old Batch 17 Cask 887 55.1%

2005
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BOW 89
Glendronach
Glendronach - 13 Years Old Cask in a Van 2009 Cask 209 54.1% 1996

13 Years Old Cask in a Van 2009 Cask 209 54.1%

1996
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Gal Granov 87
Glendronach
Glendronach - 13 Years Old Virgin Oak Cask 1751 Exclusively for The Duchess 53.9% 2003

13 Years Old Virgin Oak Cask 1751 Exclusively for The Duchess 53.9%

2003
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Glendronach - 14 Years Old Batch 13 Cask:4651 54.8% 2002

14 Years Old Batch 13 Cask:4651 54.8%

2002
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 14 Years Old Batch 14 Cask:1504 55.5% 2002

14 Years Old Batch 14 Cask:1504 55.5%

2002
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 14 Years Old Marsala Cask Finish 46% NV

14 Years Old Marsala Cask Finish 46%

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BOW 86
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Glendronach - 14 Years Old Virgin Oak Finish 46% NV

14 Years Old Virgin Oak Finish 46%

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Glendronach - 14 Years Old Wilson & Morgan Barrel Selection 46% 1990

14 Years Old Wilson & Morgan Barrel Selection 46%

1990
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 15 Years Old 100% Matured in Sherry Casks 40% NV

15 Years Old 100% Matured in Sherry Casks 40%

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Glendronach - 15 Years Old Revival 2013 46% NV

15 Years Old Revival 2013 46%

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Glendronach - 15 Years Old Revival 46% NV

15 Years Old Revival 46%

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Glendronach
Glendronach - 15 Years Old Revival 46% NV

15 Years Old Revival 46%

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Glendronach
Glendronach - 15 Years Old Revival 46% NV

15 Years Old Revival 46%

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Words of Whisky 90
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Glendronach - 16 Years Old Cask 39 Selected by The Whisky Club Nijmegen 60.8% 2002

16 Years Old Cask 39 Selected by The Whisky Club Nijmegen 60.8%

2002
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Words of Whisky 90
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Glendronach - 16 Years Old Cask 39 Selected by The Whisky Club Nijmegen 60.8% 2002

16 Years Old Cask 39 Selected by The Whisky Club Nijmegen 60.8%

2002
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 17 Years Old Batch 4 Cask:97 60.1% 1994

17 Years Old Batch 4 Cask:97 60.1%

1994
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BOW 89
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Glendronach - 18 Years Old Allardice 46% NV

18 Years Old Allardice 46%

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Glendronach - 18 Years Old Cask:1774 For La Maison du Whisky 54.8% 1995

18 Years Old Cask:1774 For La Maison du Whisky 54.8%

1995
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 18 Years Old Marsala Cask Finish 46% NV

18 Years Old Marsala Cask Finish 46%

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BOW 91
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Glendronach - 18 Years Old Prestonfield Highlander Cask 542-558 43% 1970

18 Years Old Prestonfield Highlander Cask 542-558 43%

1970
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BOW 88
Glendronach
Glendronach - 18 Years Old Single Cask 4767 For The Nectar 54.1% 1996

18 Years Old Single Cask 4767 For The Nectar 54.1%

1996
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Glendronach
Glendronach - 19 Years Old 1995 Batch 11 Cask:4941 57.0% 1995

19 Years Old 1995 Batch 11 Cask:4941 57.0%

1995
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Glendronach - 19 Years Old 1995 Batch 11 Cask:538 55.0% 1995

19 Years Old 1995 Batch 11 Cask:538 55.0%

1995
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BOW 88.5
Glendronach
Glendronach - 19 Years Old Batch 10 Single Cask 1487 54.1% 1996

19 Years Old Batch 10 Single Cask 1487 54.1%

1996
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