Glendronach 18-year-old

Overall rating: 86.79/100
votes: 349

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glendronach
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Tawny Port Finish
Bottled: 18.06.2014
Stated Age: 18 years old
Casktype: European Oak + Tawny Port Finish
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 700 ml
Bottle code: LH30592
Barcode: 5060088798829
Added on: 05 Aug 2014 8:20 am by DunklerRabe

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Whisky Reviews for Glendronach 18-year-old

70 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 86.79 points

mWade scored this whisky 89 points
02 Dec 2017 1:14 pm
Excellent whisky. Complex and interesting on the nose, very exciting and tasty in the mouth, as well as long on the finish. A great port. 87 points.

Nose

Oak immediately in the nose. Smells older than 18 years. Vinous, dark chocolate, toffee, light sweetness. Fruity, but rather dry than fresh. Wet grass. Over time, the keg takes a back seat and gives the fruit flavors more room. Over time, a reminder of cherry pie is spreading, but not powerful, but rather discreet. By the minute, sweeter and lighter-colored.

Taste

Sweeter in the mouth than in the nose. Dried plums, nut flavors and then tart, kräutrige flavors. Creamy in the mouthfeel.

Finish

The finish is dominated by tannins. Long lasting and rather dry. Mixed with slightly sweetened espresso.
Gloin scored this whisky 86 points
31 Mar 2017 10:48 pm
In the nose and in the mouth, the port is strong and determines the chatact of the whisky. In the finish, he then returns without muddling. I can imagine that this is already too little whisky for many people, but I like it, even if it seems a bit constructed and set up.

Nose

Sweet, strawberries, cherries, raspberry, slightly sour, including malt, humus, after a while, the sweetness is somewhat back, the tart notes are clear, but it remains the impression of a strong fruit wine

Taste

Appearance, slightly astringent, gentle pungency, then sweet, the fruit tart as in the nose, blackberry, some cassis, sour strawberries, oak, a touch of sulfur, the body is light

Finish

Like water that flows down the path, the whisky loses its sweetness on its way to the water, the oak becomes stronger, the fruits fade into the background.
Sandman23 scored this whisky 88 points
15 Jun 2019 7:02 pm
Nose

87 87

Taste

88 88

Finish

88 88
hans1971 scored this whisky 86 points
16 May 2019 8:57 pm
Nose

85 85

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
schengel10 scored this whisky 88 points
12 Mar 2019 7:36 am
Very good port finish; Compared to 15-year-old port has the price but also well!
Nevertheless, a very successful Malt!

[Color] rose;

Nose

ripe sweet dark fruits, cherries, heavy port, spices, leather, oak;

Taste

oily fruity onset, sweet, ripe grapes, plums, port, chocolate, oak, oily, creamy, complex;

Finish

long finish; dry aftertaste;
thijs100 scored this whisky 80 points
21 Feb 2019 2:17 pm
I mean, it's hard to find the influence of the malt spirit in this GlenDronach, which is a pity. Therefore, it lacks balance, if you ask me.

Nose

A tad spicy, but overall the chocolate (cocoa powder, pralines) and even more so, the red fruit (strawberries, raspberries, cherries), dominate. There's some room left for rose petals though, as well as a tinge of orange syrup. Doesn't feel very well integrated though.

Taste

Big oily, fatty wine influence. Overtly sweet with a spicy edge (cinnamon). The red fruits make an encore. Hints of apricots too. However, it's that candy-esque, syrupy feeling that lingers.

Finish

Sweet. Medium in length.
whiskyd scored this whisky 84 points
27 Oct 2018 2:06 pm
Nose

82 82

Taste

84 84

Finish

83 83
dRambo scored this whisky 87 points
09 Jul 2018 11:56 pm
Nose

88 88

Taste

87 87

Finish

87 87
dRambo scored this whisky 87 points
09 Jul 2018 11:55 pm
fruity, tart, intense, full-bodied but very wine barrel-heavy

Nose

Candied apple with lightly burnt sugar, raspberries, blackberry jam, blueberries, grapefruit peel, tree juice, wax, furniture polish, tobacco, herbs

Taste

tart, coffee / chocolate / baking cocoa - bittersweet, roasted oak, wild berry jam, slightly darker caramel, prominent oak notes, tobacco, some pepper, bark, very fruity

Finish

dry, astringent, roasted notes, chocolate, dates, grape seeds, walnut husk
ddertzaar did not rate this whisky
19 Apr 2018 1:24 pm
Since I write the Tastingnote to the end of the bottle and this has already changed a bit (last fifth) ... the Portaromen are now better integrated (?) Or not as intense as at the beginning. Nevertheless, these are still clearly present and even now I like the substance in the overall picture is still very good.

Nose

In the nose first red berries ... strawberries, raspberries but also red currants. The second time you breathe in cherries and blackberries and I want to say sourdough?! ... then the barrel comes through with spicy herbal notes.

Taste

In the mouth initially silky and oily. The initial sweetness is quickly replaced by a strong spicy-sour start. Again, dark fruits are found here ... but not the sweetest from the nose but from the sweet-sour currants to blackberries ending in more tannic dark currants.

Finish

After swallowing, the mouth becomes quickly drier. The initially subtle acidity of the barrel is paired with spicy herbs more and more - an oak board remains behind.

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