Glendronach 12-year-old Original

Overall rating: 84.03/100
votes: 1562

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glendronach
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottled: 2009
Stated Age: 12 years old
Casktype: Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry Casks
Strength: 43.0 % Vol.
Size: 50 ml 700 ml 1000 ml
Bottle code: L 02 04 09
Barcode: 5060088791646
Added on: 14 Jun 2009 8:51 pm

Average value

€ 42,11

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€ 32,99

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Whisky Reviews for Glendronach 12-year-old Original

160 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.03 points

ASWhisky scored this whisky 86 points
21 Jan 2014 5:08 pm
Although I did not want it, I'm pleasantly surprised
if the 12er also holds no great secrets
he can keep up well with others of his age
and has a pleasant spice combined with fresh sweetness
a nice all day dram
for those who enjoy it

Nose

At first terribly sweet> given time>
Berries, green apple, light peat, vanilla, light wood, time again>
As a last association, blackberries and vanilla pudding are left behind

Taste

much better than the first smell expected
spontaneously I had the feeling to have a cool domino / DS on my tongue
Of course that was wrong
if you dissolve it again almost right
Orange, bright fruit like the jelly in the DS
Spices like the gingerbread
the sherry share like marzipan in the DS
Coffee, peat, tobacco like the dark chocolate in the DS

Finish

short to medium
Initially a pleasant glow in the throat,> bitter,> peat, vanilla, dry grass from the herb meadow, dry finish
Slàinte Mhath scored this whisky 87 points
03 Aug 2019 3:12 pm
Pedro Ximénez cask maturation holds a certain magic that is hard to explain, and combined with some fine Oloroso butts you get a true sherry monster of a Single Malt! On the nose, there is a nice interplay of intense sweetness and fruity acidity with pears, melons and hints of eucalyptus. After a rich brown sugar arrival, the taste gets more aromatic and slightly dry, featuring a pleasant oak complexity. The finish of GlenDronach 12 is long, delicate and chocolaty bitter. This malt is a keeper of consistently high quality and a better choice than Macallan.

RATING: 4.0/5.0 stars ≙ 87 pts → FIRST-CLASS

Nose

88 88

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
didi1893 scored this whisky 87 points
05 Feb 2018 9:11 am
Complex yet somehow one-sided, intense and full-bodied, dry, at first heavy and towards the end rather light, tart, harmonious, dark

Nose

Blind tasting: 1. sweetness, fruit, chocolate, flower, nut; Caramel, honey, oils, herbs, dried fruits, sour 2. voluminous and fruity sweetness. velvety peach, ripe apricots, green apple, a hint of orange, sweet milk chocolate slowly growing tart, grassy, cactus, subtle hazelnuts, dark caramel, forest honey, fresh, minty, ethereal, a hint of eucalyptus, meadow herbs, hints of dried fruit, sour note discreetly in the background

Taste

1. Seasoning, malt, coffee, caramel, fruit, wood, sour, spicy, oily, cool, spicy, soft 2. powerful spiciness, burnt malt, freshly brewed coffee, dark caramel, dark and partly dried fruits, dry and dark wood, sour fruit flavors arise, rather a tart spiciness, becomes watery in the course of time, after a few moments creates subtle sharpness the tongue and between the lips 3. an old piece of wood rests in the mouth and exudes its old and creamy aroma

Finish

1. Wood, nut, coffee, dried fruit, dry, bitter, dry 2. dry, spicy and old wood, dark and ripe walnuts, subtle bitter coffee, raisins in rum, pleasantly dry and partly discreetly bitter, dry, spicy and old pieces of wood 3. The old and ripe walnuts get wet and fall on the wet leaves lying on the forest floor, the old and dried wooden planks crack in the dimmed sunlight
Archer scored this whisky 80 points
16 Jan 2018 11:56 am
In the nose, he can still hide his slightly one-sided character well. The nose is interesting and complex and makes you want more. On the tongue, he shows but contrary to expectations as a lightweight, watery and woody.

Nose

blind tasting
Experiment - Comparability of tasting notes "(www.fassstark.de) 1. sweetness, grain, malt, chocolate, nut, seasoning, flower, fruit. The sweetness of fruit and flower hangs heavy and creamy in the nose.
2. The fruits are red berries and grapes. The initial milk chocolate will thicken over time, as well as the maltiness, which darkens after a long time of Verriechens. Nut = hazelnuts, almonds. Initially only light spice, later increasingly. Flower is pushed into the background, crops as well. Spiced fruits (mulled wine?) Dominate.
3. A Glühweinstand on a Christmas market, in the evening, no snow, +7 degrees Celsius outside temperature.
4. heavy, red to dark

Taste

1. Grain, malt, chocolate, coffee, nut, caramel, fruit, herbs, wood. Soft and light on the tongue, watery. At first barely dry, but rapidly increasing. Corky, metallic. 2. The flavors of 1. can hardly be specified, for that he is too fast on the tongue. Only so much: over time, chocolate becomes darker, herbal tart, cork taste (wood) more intense. Nut, caramel, fruit disappear quickly 3. An afternoon nap on a cork floor 4. One-sided, young

Finish

1. wood, wood, wood and coffee 2. - 3. Get the stick ... 4. One-sided
EinSpatzUnterVielen scored this whisky 83 points
12 Aug 2017 12:21 pm
- Nose
  
  83 83
- Taste
  
  82 82
- Finish
  
  83 83
EinSpatzUnterVielen scored this whisky 83 points
10 Aug 2017 7:49 pm
A solid beginner Sherrymalt, but not more. He has too little tension in my mouth.

Nose

instant orange juice, orange marmalade, quince marmalade, honey, chocolate, red berries, pears, raisins

Taste

Juicy oranges, jam, dark chocolate, quickly becoming espresso, a touch of cinnamon, ginger, white pepper, creamy - generally less tension, more pulpy aroma, not well accentuated; little sweet

Finish

getting dry quickly, medium in length, warm and spicy
Gloin scored this whisky 84 points
08 Aug 2017 11:15 pm
The smell is very appealing and immediately arouses the need to drink. The acidity typical of Glendronach is not very pronounced. In the mouth, the whisky looks a bit too shallow despite the pleasant taste. Nevertheless, it tastes good. The finish pleases without enthusiasm.

Nose

Soft and sweet, cereals, then cherries, delicate spiciness, sweet sherry, light sourness, earth, caramel

Taste

The onset is a bit stronger than the smell would have expected, almonds, latte, some chocolate, in the meantime flashes again and again a slightly sourish fruit note, blackberries

Finish

The finish now shows oak and sherry, drier than in the mouth and nose. A nice interplay between sweet and dry, medium long.
Okto-Bull did not rate this whisky
22 Apr 2016 6:31 pm
yes .... beautiful twelve-year-old malt, not over-complex but offers more than many others at the age of twelve. Quite delicious

Nose

Raisins and dark chocolate, orange and malt; very dark and sweet; Whole grain bread; a very sticky little gunpowder

Taste

oily to us very sweet; the oak comes through; pleasant tingling, which gets stronger with time; Maple syrup and raisins again

Finish

short, dark chocolate and again very sweet; Oak; on the palate, a more chocolaty taste is left behind
Marko_I did not rate this whisky
02 Jan 2016 10:13 pm
Beautiful sherry beginner for a good price (~ 35 €), you can offer the inexperienced guest, but also the advanced connoisseurs not too poplig, in normal pub / restaurant on the map would be a reason to enjoy.

Nose

sweet, dried fruit, malt, marmalade, some cherry, slightly spicy-spicy (roasted aromas, a hint of cinnamon / cloves?)

Taste

sweet and creamy, milk chocolate, Nutella, wild honey, milk coffee, raisins

Finish

medium long, dry, dark chocolate, coffee, some pepper
Collegiate scored this whisky 83 points
15 Oct 2019 1:12 pm

Tasted in a series at a recent tasting night. Not a sherry bomb by any means, but some of the typical sherried notes are still there. Despite the NCF, pretty watered down and not too exciting. This is one case where you are much better off pursuing the 18yo, even if it costs significantly more.

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