Named after Corryvreckan, one of the largest whirlpools in the world between the islands of Jura and Scarba to the north of Islay. This whisky replaced Arigh Nam Beist which was discontinued as it used 16 year old bourbon casks that were soon exhausted. The Beistie was very popular and Corryvreckan was initially received with some contempt by fans as it was a young modern style NAS whisky. Now Corryvreckans brash and bold peaty style at cask strength is a big favourite with Ardbeg fans. Its nice to compare the Uigeadail which uses sherry casks and the Corryvreckan which is bourbon casks.
In my YouTube Review this scored 5 out of 5 for Quality
The pinnacle of the Glendronach core range, the 21 Year Parliament, is a truly amazing dram. My review here: https://engineered.network/whisky/episode-22-glendronach-21-year/
Thank you Horny Pony for helping me try before I buy! (I since bought a bottle of this)
Some lovely ocean spray and subtle smoke on the nose. More of the ocean than the fire on the nose at least. Sweet upfront and then a little prickly, but beautifully done. Apricot jam which reveals freshly cracked black pepper, that smoothens into cured meats and honey. This dram gives a charcuterie board alongside a cigar. A taster is well worthwhile as this has certainly moved me towards buying a bottle.
I've actually been wanting to taste this so I can make up my mind to buy a bottle. When I found your site and saw it had this I immediately bought some tasting samples and absolutely loved it! Will definitely invest in a bottle