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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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October 22, 2026 |
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Glendronach 1991 ex-puncheon, twice |
These early-1990s Glendronachs have such a reputation that we can probably get straight down to business, without any unnecessary waffle… Oh, just one thing, the second will be my 23,000th whisky tasted, and our 29,750th spirit across all categories together with our dear Angus. Next year, then, we shall be celebrating both Whiskyfun’s 25th anniversary and our 30,000th tasting. If we make it that far… |
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Glendronach 34 yo 1991/2026 ‘Cask of Character’ (49.4%, OB, 70th Anniversary of La Maison du Whisky, oloroso puncheon, cask #1766, 294 bottles) 
We love the wonderfully elegant simplicity of these labels. Colour: mahogany. Nose: chestnut cream lightly flavoured with coffee, beef jerky, fir honey, broom and pansies, chocolate truffle and a family-sized box of marrons glacés for Christmas. Unfortunately, all this is quite irresistible. Mouth: chocolate with prunes, armagnac, dark tobacco and mocha, followed by freshly ground pepper. I don’t think there’s much need to add anything, except that this very dry character is rather sublime and quintessentially Jerez. Finish: long and, curiously, sweeter, more rounded, almost honeyed. But the armagnac side (Ténarèze) soon brings us back to our senses. Comments: the season of truly great malts is well and truly open! Here at WF, we could almost call it the shooting season. Rest assured, we use a trusty Royal Side-by-Side from Holland & Holland.
SGP:561 - 91 points. |
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Glendronach 35 yo 1991/2026 ‘Cask of Character’ (49.7%, OB, oloroso puncheon, cask #8119, 324 bottles)
I must say it again, oh, those lovely labels! They convey the only message that matters: ‘it’s what’s in the bottle that counts’. Colour: mahogany. Nose: so close! Perhaps just a little rounder, more ‘easy-going’, then very slightly more fermentary, with surprising touches of Belgian Trappist beer. The one beginning with a W., the 12, of course. Mouth: same impression, very close, a little sweeter and fruitier, and consequently a shade less marked by Gauloise tobacco and our grandfather’s Ténarèze. In any case, the whole thing holds together spectacularly as we gently move towards honey-cured ham or even molasses. Finish: long, coffee and kirsch, tobacco, prunes, etc. Comments: as we said, our gun has two barrels and its aim is impeccable.
SGP: 561 - 91 points. |
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