Lovely first fill bourbon cask whisky. Leave for 5 minutes in the glass and/or add a drop of water as its a bit young, hot and spirity on first pour - some creamy vanilla fudge notes develop with a drop of water and more apricot and peach fruit notes develop over time in the glass. Too much water and it goes a bit spicy and oaky. Fun whisky to play with as it is a bit volatile and changes with time in the glass and with water. Glen Garioch (pronounced Geery) is the most easterly and one of the oldest of all Scottish Distilleries. This is a seriously under-appreciated Highland Malt and its production is small so there is not much available.
It was really a beautiful dram. Cask strength. 12 year old Irish. It could have been disappointing, but in no way did it not deliver. Delicious, balanced, Irish.
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