Glendronach 44 Year Old 1968 Recherche
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| Management number | 248747537 | Release Date | 2026/09/03 | List Price | US$811.33 | Model Number | 248747537 | ||
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Glendronach 44 Year Old 1968 vintage Recherché Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single Oloroso sherry butt #005 limited release of 632 bottles.
This is the oldest the whisky in GlenDronach’s vast warehouses.
Glendronach malt whisky distillery was established north east of Huntley in Scotland’s Highland whisky region by James Allardice in 1826. The malting floors at Glendronach Distillery closed in 1996 and it was the last distillery in Scotland to heat its stills directly with flames from a coal-fired furnace, until it had to comply with new regulations in 2005. Glendronach Distillery is resplendent with a traditional cask iron mash tun, wooden washbacks, four stills matures its malt whisky in top quality sherry casks. Glendronach Distillery has a distillery visitor centre offering a range of distillery tours and the distillery participates is the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.
Nose: Lovely balance. Clean, fresh, with remarkable fruitiness. Juicy sweet sultanas, dates and marrons glacés centrally positioned around a bitter chocolate heart.
Palate: Initial profile of freshly roasted coffee beans and a treacle tart character. This is succeeded with baked apples smothered with brown sugar. Brilliant structure with no dominant force but with plenty of depth and length.
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Single Malt Scotch
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