Something a bit unusual tonight - a peated GlenDronach. Noted for their excellent sherry bombs, this came as a bit of a shock when I found out about it.I became aware of this when my old newspaper colleagues Colin and Sean were filling their boots down at Glasgow's Good Spirits Co. Colin very kindly picked me up a bottle at the tail end of last year and promptly dropped it off at the flat shortly after.
It's a good 'un, too, and although it carries no age statement, it's at least bottled at 46%, non-chill filtered with no added colouring. Result!
Nose: The dram carries a whiff of chalky, flinty peat. There's also plenty of fruit in the shape of apples, gooseberries, white grape skins and strawberry syrup. It's also has a bit of weight to it, with Soreen malt loaf and a sprinkling of icing sugar.
Palate: Plenty of sweet peat and liquorice. Pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon. That dense malt loaf note is also present but it's fruitier here. Lemon and grapefruit rind.
Finish: The chalky peat note returns, along with vanilla and coffee cake. It's very dry with raisins, milky coffee, dried chilli flakes and cocoa nibs.
Enjoyable stuff - although I'd love to try this at cask-strength.
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