GlenDronach 38 Year Old Wins Top Malt Maniacs Award

[William]

A GlenDronach 38 year old has become the highest scoring whisky out of 262 entries in the 2010 "Malt Maniacs" Awards. But don't all rush out to the shops to buy a bottle as it was bottled exclusively for the Taiwanese market.

Read more here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glendronach38yearold.htm

[Calder]

Maybe just me but it seems more and more of the whiskies picking up the Malt Maniacs awards are not widely available or way to expensive to us mortals. Anyway here is a copy of this years awards for those interested.

ULTRA PREMIUM CATEGORY

Non-Plus-Ultra Award 2010 (Ultra Premium)
(Overall top scoring 'ultra premium' whisky out of all Malt Maniacs Awards entries)
Glendronach 38yo 1972/2010 (49.5%, OB, Sherry C#700, Taiwan)

Best Natural Cask Award 2010 (Ultra Premium)
(Best whisky matured exclusively in 'untreated', regular cask(s)
Caperdonich 37yo 1972/2010 (53.4%, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld, C#7420)

Best Sherry Cask Award 2010 (Ultra Premium)
(Best whisky matured exclusively in sherry cask(s)
Macallan 1970/2010 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail for LMdW, Sherry C#10031)

Best Cask Innovation Award 2010 (Ultra Premium)
(Best whisky matured or finished in 'special' or unusual cask(s)
Dalmore 26yo 1981 Amoroso Sherry finish (42%, OB, 484 Bts.)

Best Peated Malt Award 2010 (Ultra Premium)
(Best whisky distilled from - relatively - peated malt)
Port Ellen 'Pe2' (59.5%, Speciality Drinks Ltd., Bottled +/- 2010)

Thumbs Up Award 2010 (Ultra Premium)
(Most exciting new release in this price category)
Glenfarclas 40yo (46%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)


PREMIUM CATEGORY

Non-Plus-Ultra Award 2010 (Premium)
(Overall top scoring 'premium' whisky out of all Malt Maniacs Awards entries)
Kawasaki 1982/2009 'Ichiro's Choice' (65.4%, OB, LMdW, 668 Bts.)

Best Natural Cask Award 2010 (Premium)
(Best whisky matured exclusively in 'untreated', regular cask(s)
Clynelish 27yo 1982/2010 (59,8% The Nectar Daily Dram)

Best Sherry Cask Award 2010 (Premium)
(Best whisky matured exclusively in sherry cask(s)
Kavalan 'Solist' (58.2%, OB, Sherry C#S060703018, 569 Bts.)

Best Cask Innovation Award 2010 (Premium)
(Best whisky matured or finished in 'special' or unusual cask(s)
Ballechin '#5 Marsala Cask Matured' (46%, OB, Bottled 2010, Peated)

Best Peated Malt Award 2010 (Premium)
(Best whisky distilled from - relatively - peated malt)
Octomore 5yo 'Orpheus Edition 02.2' (61%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)

Thumbs Up Award 2010 (Premium)
(Most exciting new release in this price category)
Highland Park 12yo 'Saint Magnus' (55%, OB, +/- 2010, 11994 Bts.)


DAILY DRAMS CATEGORY

Non-Plus-Ultra Award 2010 (Daily Drams)
(Top scoring, affordable and widely available whisky in this category)
Lagavulin 16yo (43%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)

Best Natural Cask Award 2010 (Daily Drams)
(Best affordable and widely available whisky matured exclusively in regular cask(s)
Talisker 10yo (45.8%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)

Best Sherry Cask Award 2010 (Daily Drams)
(Best affordable and widely available whisky matured exclusively in sherry cask(s)
Aberlour 'A'bunadh' Batch #30 (59.8%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)

Best Cask Innovation Award 2010 (Daily Drams)
(Best affordable and widely available whisky matured or finished in 'special' or unusual cask(s)
Kavalan 'Concertmaster' Port Cask Finish (40%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)

Best Peated Malt Award 2010 (Daily Drams)
(Best affordable and widely available whisky distilled from - relatively - peated malt)
Longrow 'CV' (46%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)

Thumbs Up Award 2010 (Daily Drams)
(Most exciting affordable and widely available new release in this category)
Bunnahabhain 12yo (46.3%, OB, Bottled +/- 2010)


SPECIAL CATEGORY

Old World Whisky Distillery Award 2010
(A special award we invented to recognise Karuizawa's impressive performance this year)
Karuizawa Distillery, Japan

Young World Whisky Distillery Award 2010
(A special award we invented to recognise Amrut's impressive performance this year)
Amrut Distillery, India

Pressure Cooker Award 2010
(A special award we invented to recognise incredible maturity and complexity ay a young age)
Ledaig 2005/2010 (62.7%, Berry Brothers, C#900008, Germany)

Pressure Cooker Award 2010
(A special award we invented to recognise incredible maturity and complexity ay a young age)
Bunnahabhain 8yo 2001/2010 (54%, TWA LL, Oloroso, 180 Bts.)

[DavidUK]

All of the Glendronach Single Cask bottlings are excellent