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18th September 2019 |
Review of The
GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8.
 The
GlenDronach has announced the release of
the next batch of its popular cask
strength series, GlenDronach Cask
Strength Batch 8.
This latest
batch has been matured for
ten years in a combination of Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from
Andalucía, and as always it has been
bottled straight from the cask, non
chill-filtered, natural in colour and as
its name tells you, at cask strength
which in the case of batch 8 is 61%
ABV.
The GlenDronach Master
Blender, Dr. Rachel Barrie who has
created batch 8 said: "The GlenDronach
Cask Strength Batch 8 is incredibly rich
and full-bodied, the result of years of
slow maturation in Pedro Ximénez
puncheons, quarter casks and Oloroso
sherry butts. Casks were individually
selected, combined and bottled at
natural cask strength to deliver maximum
character and depth. Sip layers of
sherry cask matured character unfolding
slowly over time; from mocha, dark
chocolate and caramel espresso to cherry
cake layered with sultana and plum; the
depth of character is boundless. The
texture is like sipping velvet with a
burst of sumptuous fruits, warm spices
and intense dark chocolate which
crescendos into The GlenDronach’s
signature long and richly satisfying
finish. I hope the most discerning
palates will sip, savour and appreciate
the full-bodied character of Cask
Strength Batch 8."
You will find
GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8
available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 8 Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Sweet vanilla toffee infused with rum
and raisin and with a gentle coffee
edge. A nice touch of honey and a little
orange.
Taste:
Deliciously rich and thick with Demerara
sugar sweet raisins, sultanas, lovely
dark chocolate orange, a light
touch of vanilla, nutmeg all helped
along by some warming oak spice.
Finish:
Long, the sweetness and sherried fruit
bows out first, leaving behind some
orange, it finally bitters out with
lingering, mildly drying oak spice with
a coffee and liquorice edge.
Comment:
Another outstanding, high quality, very
enjoyable, and deliciously sherried cask
strength dram from the GlenDronach, as
always it is no sherry monster but that
really is what makes this dram so good,
it has a good portion of sherry
influence but the quality of the
GlenDronach spirit is still able to
shine through and have its say alongside
the sherry. This really is a
consistently well put together batch
release dram from the GlenDronach for
your money which is difficult to
overlook when you compare it to other
cask strength sherried whiskies.
SMW Score
92/100
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