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GLENDRONACH Established: 1826 Status: Working Location: Forgue, Huntly, Aberdeenshire Visitor centre: Yes Website: www.glendronachdistillery.com • Aged 21 Years, Parliament, 48% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9.5 (95 points) (Colour: beautiful dark ruby red / Nose 24 points: nutty, sherry, sweets, rumraisins, fudge / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, very sherry, sweet, toffee / Finish 23 points: long, sherry and nutty finish / Balance 24 points. Goodness gracious me. What a whisky.) • Aged 33 Years Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (94 points) (Colour: dark deep red / Nose 24 points: madeira wine, sweet, sherry, leather, honey / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sweet, butter, fudge / Finish 24 points: long, beautiful, sweet and fruity finish / Balance 23 points.) • GlenDronach 1996, matured in the finest Oloroso sherry cask for over 14 long years, d 16.2.1996, Oloroso sherry butt, b 03/2010, Cask #197, b #108/576 and #103/576, 59.7% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (93 points) (Colour: red deep dark / Nose 23 points: sherry, fudge, fruity, sweet, oaky / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, woody, oaky, sherry, sweet / Finish 24 points: long and very sherry flavoured finish / Balance 23 points.) • GlenDronach 1989, Aged 20 Years, Pedro Ximenex Sherry puncheon, d 9.11.1989, b 06/2010, Cask #3315, b #372/522, 53.2% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (91 points) (Colour: dark amber / Nose 23 points: winey, fruity, bananas, coffee, prunes after water / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, sherry, sweet, fruity / Finish 22 points: long and sweet sherry flavoured finish / Balance 23 points.) • Aged 13 Years, Sauternes finish, Premier cru superior sauternes wine barrels, Exclusive for Denmark, 46% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points) (Colour: gold / Nose 23 points: fruity, sweets, marmalade, honey, nutty, leathery / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, sweet, fruity, honey / Finish 22 points: long and fruity finish / Balance 22 points.) • Aged 31 Years, Grandeur, b # 296/1013, Oloroso sherry, 45.8% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (86 points) (Colour: rose red / Nose 22 points: fruity, leather, oaky, sherry, tobacco after water / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, oaky, sherry, spicy / Finish 21 points: spicy and sherry long finish / Balance 21 points.) • Aged 15 Years - Revival Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (85 points) (Colour: dark amber / Nose 23 points: nutty, smoky, wet seaweed, roasted almonds / Taste 21 points: full-bodied, sweet, nutty / Finish 20 points: medium, sweet finish / Balance 21 points.) • Aged 14 Years, Sauternes finish, 46% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (85 points) (Colour: pale amber / Nose 22 points: winey and perfume / Taste 21 points: full-bodied and winey / Finish 21 points: medium long and spicey finish / Balance 21 points.) • Single cask Glendronach 1990, distilled January 1990, bottled February 2004, matured in ex-bourbon casks, 46% (Eilan Gillan) Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (85 points) (Colour: straw / Nose 21 points: soft, praline, floral, hint of smoke / Taste 23 points: full-bodied, strong salmiac, smoky, dark chocolate / Finish 19 points: too short / Balance 22 points.) • Aged 18 Years - Allardice Legless Scotsman's rating: 8+ (83 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 21 points: strong cognac, apple, chocolate / Taste 21 points: medium-bodied, sweet, pungent, smoky / Finish 20 points: long, fudge finish / Balance 21 points.) • Aged 12 Years - Original Legless Scotsman's rating: 7.5 (77 points) (Colour: gold / Nose 21 points: sweet, praline, chocolate, winey (Riesling) / Taste 19 points: light-bodied, mild, sweets, chocolate, brandy, metaxa / Finish 18 points: short finish / Balance 19 points. Don't need water.) |
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