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In 1826 the exuberant and extroverted James Allardice, along with a consortium of local farmers, founded the distillery and began producing his "Guid GlenDronach" single malt. Unfortunately Allardice's marketing strategy of offering free drams to Edinburgh's "ladies of night", coupled with a fire at the distillery in 1837, led to him declaring bankruptcy. Thankfully however, the story doesn't end ...
Based on 4 published Maltiply reviews.
Sherry is the clear centre here: cherry, raisin and plum lead into dark chocolate, walnuts and Christmas spice on the palate. The leather and dry, wine-like bitterness in the medium-to-long finish keep it from reading as simply sweet. That contrast is appealing, though the finish sounds like the main point of tension. The bottle is identified as a 24-year-old single malt from a sherry cask.
At 55.2%, rich sherry fruit and chocolate sound substantial.
driftwood kettle6 SeptOak is noted, though sherry-rich fruit and chocolate lead.
The deep sherry character, with dark cherry, plum and chocolate, sounds appealing; the dry, wine-like bitterness and tannins give it a firmer edge than the rich aromas suggest.
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