Glenronach 12 Year Old 2013 Amontillado Highland Single Malt - 70cl 61.8%
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Glenronach 12 Year Old 2013 Amontillado Highland Single Malt - 70cl 61.8%
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Tasting Journey
Age
12 Year Old
Distillery
Glendronach
Region
Highlands
Cask Type
Pedro Ximenez Puncheon
Style
Malt and Scotch
Colour
Nose
Palate
Finish
About This Whisky
The GlenDronach 12 Year Old 2013 Amontillado Cask Strength Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky – 70cl 61.8%
The GlenDronach 12 Year Old 2013 Amontillado is a distinctive Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky showcasing the distillery's celebrated relationship with sherry-cask maturation. Distilled in 2013 and matured for 12 years, this expression combines the powerful character of GlenDronach spirit with the complex influence of an Amontillado sherry cask.
Bottled at an impressive 61.8% ABV, this is a full-bodied cask-strength GlenDronach offering considerably greater intensity than the distillery's standard-strength releases.
For collectors and enthusiasts of GlenDronach single cask whisky, sherry cask Scotch and high-strength Highland single malt, the unusual Amontillado maturation makes this an especially interesting release.
Amontillado Sherry Cask Maturation
The defining feature of this GlenDronach 2013 12 Year Old is its use of an Amontillado sherry cask.
GlenDronach has built much of its reputation around sherry-cask maturation, with Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso casks particularly closely associated with the distillery's house style. Amontillado therefore offers enthusiasts an opportunity to experience a different side of GlenDronach.
Amontillado is traditionally a drier and more oxidative style of sherry, renowned for its complexity and characteristic nutty qualities. When used for Scotch whisky maturation, an Amontillado-seasoned cask can contribute layers of dried fruit, roasted nuts, spice, polished oak and savoury complexity alongside the underlying malt.
Cask Type
Amontillado Sherry Cask
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Single Amontillado Sherry Butt – Cask #726
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A Powerful 61.8% Cask Strength GlenDronach
At 61.8% ABV, this GlenDronach delivers its character at considerable strength and concentration.
Cask-strength whisky is particularly sought after by enthusiasts because it provides an opportunity to experience the whisky closer to the strength at which it emerged from the cask. It can be enjoyed neat or explored with a few drops of water according to preference.
The combination of 12 years of maturation, Amontillado sherry influence and 61.8% ABV creates a particularly distinctive proposition within the wider GlenDronach range.
Why Buy GlenDronach 12 Year Old 2013 Amontillado?
This release combines several characteristics particularly sought after by whisky enthusiasts: an age statement, 2013 vintage, unusual Amontillado sherry maturation, high 61.8% cask strength and the reputation of one of Scotland's best-known sherry-focused distilleries.
It should appeal particularly to drinkers and collectors searching for rare GlenDronach whisky, GlenDronach single cask releases, Amontillado cask whisky, cask-strength Scotch and distinctive Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
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