Whisky Forum - Glendronach's Peated?

Darwin · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:29 pm Post subject: Glendronach's Peated?

Has anyone experience with the Glendronach's Peated? I enjoy a bit of smoke, but I am not a big fan of the heavily peated expressions. If it helps, Talisker is one of my favorites.
Cheers.

DanO · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:48 pm Post subject:

This is quite a big peated whisky, nice bit of spice also, a superb whisky but it is a heavier peaty style, certainly not a peat monster though.

webdunk · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:01 am Post subject:

Interestingly, my impression is of something much softer than DanO described (assuming we're talking about this dram). I am quite a big fan of peat tho and love hunting out heavily peated / strongly smokey drams - Octomore, Blackadder Smoking Islay and a very lovely 5yr old cask strength English Whisky Company bottling by MoM.

Darwin · Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 1:23 am Post subject:

That's the one I am looking for. I hope it's available.

Thanks Gents

Darwin · Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:05 pm Post subject:

I found this one in Colorado today, they wanted $82 for a 750ml. No thanks. Shocked

webdunk · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:57 am Post subject:

Darwin · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:22 pm Post subject:

I have seen it for $45-$47 at other shops in California, I will pick one up next time I am in LA, there is no rush. The same shop wanted $120 for Laguavulin, it's $65-$70 locally.

webdunk · Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:07 pm Post subject:

$45 ish seems very good value. Cheaper for you than in Scotland!

Always good to have a few benchmark dram prices in your head when shopping in new territory.

Darwin · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:08 am Post subject:

WinBase · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:47 am Post subject: I tried it

being both a peated fan and a big glendronach sherried fan, i bought a bottle last year. At first i wasnt overly impressed and thought the attempt to have a toe in both camps didnt work as well as id hoped, so eventually consigned it to the back of the shelf, BUT when i went back to revisit the half a bottle left 6 months later, (and after it had oxidised a tad) i started to enjoy it more as the flavours really came out, so overall it's worth giving it a spin i think, it's all about personal taste anyway.

check out the reviews on MoM (one is mine) they are pretty fair IMHO

https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/glendronach/glendronach-peated-whisky/?srh=1

GL

Bob