The GlenDronach
8.2

The GlenDronach

Kingsman Edition

ABV 48.2%

Promising nose, but this was a bit of an anticlimax.

Mark Newton

Specification

The Glenronach

Brown-Forman

Brand

Kingsman Edition

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

48.2%

ABV

Highland

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Mark Newton

Taster

Nose: Intensely sweet and fresh: apricots, golden syrup, orange jam, with limes. Settles to reveal orchard fruits. Pouring honey with buttermilk. Slightly oaky. Perhaps a bit simple.

Palate: Oily, with plenty of sweetness and spice. Oranges, citrus notes, cloves and ginger. Rich tea biscuits and some lightly toasted notes. Flatter than the nose, despite the ABV.

Finish: Long, oily, and spicy, but the core flavours vanish too quickly.

Comment: Promising nose, but this was a bit of an anticlimax.

Score: 7.8

Rob Allanson

Taster

Nose: Leather boots and polish. Fields after barley has been harvested, a little farmyard note, hay lofts, horse stalls and creamy goat’s cheese with honey. Old bookshops, cedarwood and bitter Seville marmalade.

Palate: Big. Warming. Hot milk, goat’s cheese and honey. Dunnage warehouses and grape stalks.

Finish: Earthy and rich, very engaging.

Comment: At first this looked like it might have been disappointing, but no… just took a little time to open up and then was huge and flavourful.

Score: 8.6

8.2
Overall Score

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