The GlenDronach Distillery, hidden in the fertile landscape of the Valley of Forgue, deep in the east Highland hills, has honoured centuries of craft in its latest Single Malt release. The GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 12 boasts exceptional depths of sherry cask maturation, carrying forth the legacy of distillery founder James Allardice since 1826, marrying Highland spirit to Spanish oak.
This twelfth batch of The GlenDronach Cask Strength is a richly sherried Highland Single Malt, matured slowly in fine Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Andalucía in Spain.
Master Blender, Rachel Barrie, intricately composes each batch for the deepest colour; the richest, most full-bodied complexity; and an enduring, elegant finish. This rare dedication, founded on almost two centuries of knowledge, is embodied in every expression of The GlenDronach.
Barrie commented: “The GlenDronach Cask Strength offers connoisseurs a deep insight into the distillery’s signature character, by bottling at the whisky’s natural cask strength, as was the custom before the turn of the 20th Century.
“Add a drop or two of water to open up the liquid and reveal a cornucopia of flavours; from rich mocha to raisin-filled fruit-cake and indulgent crème brûlée. Such is the reward of our twelfth batch of The GlenDronach Cask Strength, a richly sherried Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in fine Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks.”
As with all expressions of The GlenDronach, all of the natural colour is drawn from slow maturation in Spanish oak casks.
