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GlenDronach 39 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, Cask #489, 2010, 48.8%
GlenDronach

GlenDronach 39 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, Cask #489, 2010, 48.8%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 48
Average Score
Avg 88
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Description

In 1826 the exuberant and extroverted H ames 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 ...

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Mar 8, 2026SGD 4,125.61
Cask type
Oloroso Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
489
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Billy Walker
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
541
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Single Cask
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Compared to the 1978, it's clearly darker and more candied. Its smell of strawberry / raspberry ganache (chocolate cream used to fill pralines) reminds me of the workshops of the famous chocolatiers here in Belgium. Lovely cocoa really. Sugared nuts (hazelnuts, almonds). Fresh figs. Raisins. Milk chocolate mendiants. Oranges. A very light meatiness as well. Balanced hints of pine wood with a soft hint of smoke. Really good.
Palate
Rich and mouth-coating with big hints of coffee and bitter-sweet notes of dark chocolate. Intense dried fruits. Walnut skin. Clear oak now, a little tannic maybe, but overall the wood is not too invasive.
Finish
Very long, heavily sherried and a little dry.
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