An
old song evokes Glendronach as: (free translation): "Current
jam is good for the belly. Ginger and hazelnuts are good for the
intestines. But Glendronach wine is good for stomach".
The Glendronach distillery was founded by James Allardice in 1826. The Duke of
Gordon liked the whisky so much that he took James Allardice with him to London,
to present him to the London's gentry. But the success went to Allardice head.
He neglected his distillery until 1837, when it was destroyed by a fire. The
licence and the ruins of the distillery were sold to Walter Scott, who worked
at the Teaninich distillery.
The distillery closed in 1916 and was bought in 1920 by Charles Grant, one of
the sons of William Grant. Glendronach remained in the Grant family until 1960
when it was sold to William Teacher & Sons by George Grant.
Teacher's has been acquired by Allied Breweries, currently under control of Allied
Distillers Ltd.
The Glendronach distillery was mothballed since 1995, but production resumed
in 2004.
The malt is used in the blends Ballantine and Teachers.
The Glendronach distillery is under control of Pernod-Ricard since the French Company purchased the activities of Allied
Domecq in 2005.
In 2008, BenRiach distillery purchased Glendronach.
| Glendronach | ||
|---|---|---|
| O.B. | 100% Sherry casks | 17 1/4 |
| Original 12 years | 17 1/3 | |
| Allardice aged 18 years | 18 | |
| Revival aged 15 years | 18 |
Glendronach
|
|
Age |
15 years |
Alcohol |
43% |
Cask |
Sherry |
Particularity |
The Malt Heritage Collection |
A
whisky characterized by its deep dark colour, probably due to its
long stay in sherry casks. A nice whisky full of fragrances and
aromas. The sporadic production of the distillery makes this whisky
sometimes difficult to find.
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A very pleasant smell, marked by sherry and very nice aromas of sweet
citrus fruits (tangerine?) et nut. The taste is very fresh, refined,
and the sweet notes dominate, while some slightly acid hints are perceptible.
However, the whisky is not very complex, as the diversity of tastes is
rather limited. A very warm and pleasant finish.
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The nose is clearly marked by sherry, with a discrete woody flavour on
the background. In the palate, a nice presence of sherry and a kind of
complexity too, with some nut hints, the whole without any aggressiveness.
A pleasant finish, still marked by sherry and the woody background reappears.
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Quite a sherry ocean streaming out of the glass at the first nosing. Fruits, plum, varnish, marshmallow, but first of all, sherry... then dried fruit, hazelnut.
The very first mouth is rather dry and then develops on sherry. The whole is quite smooth and the evolution goes on on slightly woody notes. Nice complexity. Probably that some additional degrees would even have enhanced the pleasant impressions.
The finish is very long, prolonging perfectly the mouth, with this slightly bitter woody notes and those remote chocolate hints.
The Speyside area is situated at the North of the Cairngorm mountain and goes to the Moray firth. It is delimited
by two rivers: the Findhorn at the West side and the Deveron on the East side.
The area is named after the river Spey. Most of the distilleries take their water in one of its affluents; the Fiddich, the
Livet or the Avon.
About sixty distilleries from Speyside are described on this site.
Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information
about the Speyside area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please
click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow
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