Glendronach
18 Year Old
Marsala Cask Finish
BODY
RICHNESS
SMOKE
SWEETNESS
Type
Single Malt
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Distillery
Glendronach
Bottling Series
Marsala Cask Finish
Vintage
1996
Stated Age
18 years-old
Bottled
2014
Outturn
2,112
Cask Number
unknown
Strength
46.0% abv
Cask Type
European Oak Cask
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Marsala Cask Finish
Cask Strength
no
Colouring
no
Single Cask
no
Core Range
no
Flavour Profile
Black Pepper
Butter
Butterscotch
Cherry
Coconut
Ginger
Honey
Leather
Muscovado Sugar
Nutmeg
Oak
Oil
Orange
Pear
Plum
Raspberry
Red Apple
Strawberries
Toffee
Vanilla
Wood Spice
Tasting Notes
Nose
Very intense sweetness, muscovado sugar and freshly melted butter. Lots of sweet toffee, coconut, red fruits such as raspberry and strawberry. Hints of plum, fresh wood spices, honey and vanilla. Quite complex, lots going on here.
Palate
A burst of orange oil, leathery, more sweet toffee, some what tannic with hints of oak and more wood spices. Red apples and pears, ginger and light honey. After a few sips, a distinct vanilla pod note arrives with nutmeg and cherry.
Finish
Medium – long. More sweet toffee and melted butter. Nutmeg and fresh spices starting to attack before a slightly bitter orange end.
Overall
A very sweet dram this is, another unusual wood finish from Glendronach. Some might not like the level of sweetness – however the second half of the bottle is a lot more enjoyable. Starting to creep up in price now, expect to pay £150 - £200 for this.
Overall Score:
0 / 100
Collection Count
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