Glendronach 1993

89,00

Deliciously sweet, complex, and charming Glendronach full of red and dried fruits, spices, milk chocolate, and a touch of tobacco. In the blind tasting, I would have never guessed that it was matured in the Port Pipe.

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Old Port Glendronach. It's different to the old Sherrys, but soll good

A weird one. Quality is good but this needed a lot of time and water. Far from my favourite Glendronach.

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Blind tasting: A very decent albeit not spectacular Glendronach. I was quite suprised (like most of the other blind tasting participants) this turned out to be a port pipe maturation. Judging tastewise and colourwise, it must have been a short port pipe finish since it lacks the pink hue and the abundant typical red fruits and muddy finish I often experience with port maturations.

Pretty hard whisky, very strong industrial-mineral derivatives, although very skillfully balanced by more traditional sweet and woody tones, at the same time quite complex composition, sufficient depth and saturation - a product for an amateur, frankly.

The nose is promising, but I'm not warming to the taste. The barrel notes are very dominant…

N22 P22 F21 B22

An exciting malt. Old, dark and leathery. You can tell it's 25 years old. I wouldn't have guessed it was a port cask. The sweetness of the port is missing. Instead there is a slightly sour woody note, but not unpleasant.

Batch 17 contains the following 14 bottles: 1990 cask 2623 1990 cask 7905 1992 cask 113 1992 cask 221 1992 cask 847 1992 cask 5896 1993 cask 416 1993 cask 5976 1994 cask 325 1995 cask 3040 2005 cask 887 2006 cask 3343 2006 cask 3359 2007 cask 6769

Something different from Glendronach's legendary 1993 vintage: a port cask maturation! On the nose: Dense and layered, initially a little shy but then there's a load of fruit and succulent sweetness. You'll have to take your time to deconstruct this one. Orange, apricot, plum, blueberry, passion fruit, fig and maraschino cherry. Then a milk chocolate/caramel combo, whipped cream, popcorn, molasses, marzipan and Crema Catalana. Some beeswax, pepper, almond, mint and a sour mustiness too. In the mouth; oily, mouth coating and it behaves like an older sherried whisky, with a sour tang. This definitely was finished on port instead of matured. Orange, raisin, plum, apple, cherry and mango. Very fruity again and ofcourse the sweeter notes haven't disappeared either. Caramel, Belgian praliné, jaffa cake, brown sugar and cotton candy. Leather, pepper, balsamic vinegar, walnut and a little smoked meat too. The finish is long. Sweetness lingers with caramel, walnut and ripe fruit. This must have been a ruby port cask if I had to guess. Then again, 25 years on ex-port would kill a malt so I don't believe this was a full maturation. You can be honest, Glendronach.. I won't bat an eye this time as it is a delicious malt! Nowadays way too expensive, unfortunately. Based on a sample.

the first time I had him at the regulars' table in the glass - today he gets more peace and attention and he thanks him - I like his independence, although he remains recognizable as Dronach - the dry acidity also reminds me of older vintages - you chew it really long come out delicious portnotes with a lot of tobacco - I like it better today - I would still not loosen 300+;)

An interesting example of a Glendronach. You rarely see a port pipe of that age. In addition to the rarity, you also notice the high quality. The flavors are very meaningful, although I think it needs some watering. Great event.

you have to like the style - very dark chocolate, nice wood. I would have expected more balance with the price called - I am missing some fruit and some acid - it is already very spicy - chocolatey - woody side (Had him blind) Somehow the drone genes can be recognized - even if the port can be irritating. Nice whisky - I wouldn't buy it for the price

Balanced between sweet and dry. Berries, vanilla and a charred cask. Great and lasting for a loooong time.