Glendronach 8 Years The Hielan'

The new bottling of Glendronach was named after its Scottish home region, the Highlands. The Hielan 'is the most recent bottling in the distillery's assortment at the age of 8 years.

The new bottling of Glendronach was named after its Scottish home region, the Highlands. The Hielan 'is the most recent bottling in the distillery's assortment at the age of 8 years.

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11578
Glendronach
Scotland, Highlands
Single Malt Whisky
8 Years
46%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon
Sherry - Oloroso
Chill filtration - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 26 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sherry:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Sweet:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Fruit:
Plum:
Sherry:
Plum:
Orange:
Orange:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Nuts:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Cinnamon:
Alcohol:
Cinnamon:
Peat Smoke:
Heather:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Heather:
Clove:
Chocolate:
Clove:
Caramel:
Wheat:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Coconut:
Lime:
Floral:
Barley:
Pineapple:
Cake:
Tropical Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Almonds:
Grass:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Floral:
Lime:
Coconut:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Dried Fruit:
Green Apple:
Almonds:
Grass:
Banana:
Apple:
Apple:
Banana:
Wheat:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Spices:
Herb:
Caramel:
Herb:
Caramel:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Almonds:
Spices:
Almonds:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Orange:
Vanilla:
Orange:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Honey:
Honey:
Banana:
Ginger:
Alcohol:
Ginger:
Raisin:
Apple:
Banana:
Plum:
Chili:
Apple:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Peat Smoke:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Plum:
Wheat:
Cinnamon:
Walnut:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Coconut:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Coconut:
Herbs:
Walnut:
Wheat:
Finish
Sherry:
Sherry:
Spices:
Spices:
Oak:
Fruit:
Oak:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Herb:
Malt:
Nuts:
Malt:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Dark Chocolate:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Banana:
Apple:
Coconut:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Cake:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Ginger:
Caramel:
Honey:
Coffee:
Grass:
Peat Smoke:
Apple:
Banana:
Orange:
Pepper:
Coconut:
Caramel:
Ginger:
Honey:
Almonds:
Chili:
Cake:
Herbs:
Grass:
Alcohol:
Coffee:

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Tasting Notes 26

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TheGreatMothra
02. Oct 2020
Nosing: Vanilla Caramel Chocolate Clove
Butter shortbread. Vanilla, citrus peel. Some light clove. Fudge and milk chocolate. Intensely aromatic. Buttered popcorn

Taste: Vanilla Sweet Raisin Dried Fruit
Intense flavour. Sweet arrival with bags of vanilla. Remains relatively sweet throughout. Develops into Raisin and dark dried fruit,

Finish: Dried Fruit Oak Ginger
Residual dried fruit. Black tea. Ginger heat. Drying over time

Comment:
On the nose this comes across as a very bourbon wood influenced whisky. There's so much butteriness and vanilla, and very intense. On the palate however, the sherry cask really picks up the slack. It has a deep dried fruit flavour like PX or the filling in an eccles cake. The finish is long and balances out the palate with some much needed dryness and fiery ginger like heat. This is definitely one to try if you get the chance. It isn't subtle by any means, it really slaps you around with the flavours, but for the price it's an excellent buy.

83/100
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