Whisky Review: GlenDronach 15 Years Old Revival
Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky
Origin: GlenDronach Distillery
Bottling: Benriach Distillery Company
ABV: 46%
Cost: ~£45 discontinued
What they say:
Renowned amongst many whisky enthusiasts around the world, this remarkable and full bodied malt is matured for a minimum of 15 years in the finest Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at 46%, the GlenDronach Revival is non chill filtered and of natural colour. A truly excellent single malt.
Appearance
Deep gold with a lovely mahogany heart.
Nose
Incredible concentration of aromas. Treacle toffee and chocolate orange.
Palate
A very dynamic and full bodied dram for its age. Chewy with coffee chocolate and treacle scones.
Conclusions
A veritable feast to enliven the senses.
What I say:
The 2nd dram in the Glendronach vertical was the 15 Year Old Revival.
Colour:
Blood orange ruby
Nose:
Deep cocoa, leather (like a brand new leather satchel, brown or tan – if you can smell colour!), spices, slight acetone/nail polish notes
Taste:
Nutty, fruity, caramel and toffee, figs and molasses, faint nutmeg, molten chocolate on the tongue, slight sherry fizz but not rubbery.
Finish:
Sweet and much smoother than the 12 Year Old, the finish has lots of strong dark chocolate and a little brown sugar
Would I buy it again:
This one tickled my tastebuds a little more than the Glendronach 12 Year Old Original, a few more years and perhaps another £10 on the bottle price are certainly worth it! Glendronach seriously know how to produce sherry-finished whisky to a fine standard. The 15YO Revival has the depth of flavours that the 12Yo lacks and they work wonderfully together to create a damn good dram.
