GlenDronach Grandeur – Batch 10
27 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
50.1% ABV / RRP: £650

Nose: Wondrous wave upon wave of Demerera rum drenched sultanas – warm cherry Bakewell tarts – Battenberg cake, oozing with apricot jam around its edges – spiced baked apples – Gower Cottage chocolate orange brownies – prunes steeped in tea – aged balsamic vinegar – damp sherry cask staves – old dusty bookshelves – echoes of cedar wood – freshly polished oak furniture and subtlest suggestions of poly cement (Airfix) glue.

Palate: Tart blackberries dusted with icing sugar – more of those tea steeped prunes – sherry soaked sultanas – clove studded orange – McDonald’s apple pie, with its cinnamon levels cranked up to 11 – warm treacle tart – chocolate covered coffee beans – Kirsch soaked cherries – black truffle oil and a pinch of ground mixed spice.

Finish: A full on, feisty finish, which keeps on delivering all the decadently delicious delights, that it offered up so opulently well on both the nose and palate.

Summary: Grandeur by name, most definitely grandeur by nature! A superbly well-balanced belter from GlenDronach. Previous batches of their Grandeur releases have been pretty dram epic, but this one has notched itselfup into the category of outstanding!