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The GlenDronach
18 Year Old Allardice
Reviews and Tasting Notes

Appearance / Color  
Dark Amber-gold, like wild orange honey.
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell 
Dried cherries and hints of vanilla and dark chocolate.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Smooth… dark cherries and walnuts with a hit of orange zest… like a Christmas cake.
 
Finish  
Pralines… like the kind you get in New Orleans.
Price:
$166.99
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The GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice is adored for its cherry, dark chocolate, sherry and orange zest flavor notes.

This Scotch is carefully distilled at The Glendronach distillery, Highland.

Based on 155 votes, the average rating for The GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice is 8.5/10.

Top reviews for The GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice:

— Best oloroso sherry cask finished whisky available. Great stuff!

— Love the Sherry bomb and stewed fruits.

— This is a superb sherry cask whisky that is massively complex and elegant. The price is well worth it and IMO it is a far better buy than the equivalent sherry wood Macallan 18.
  • Category
    Scotch
  • Style
    Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Region
    Speyside
  • Country
    United Kingdom, Scotland
  • Alcohol
    46%
  • Distillery
    The GlenDronach
  • Age
    18 Year Old
  • Maturation
    Exclusively in Oloroso Sherry casks

The GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice

(0.75l, 46%)


8.5/10
Ratings & Reviews
Member Reviews and Ratings of The GlenDronach 18 Year Old Allardice
Nick
Nick,
Very solid sherry scotch. I was lucky enough to find a 2019 bottling which is suggested to actually be closer towards 24 years of age, but I actually found it to be a little nippy and unbalanced. The sherry on this is certainly delicious and there is some good complexity. I would recommend this dram because you can’t beat the price for the age statement. Just may not be a staple on my own bar.
 
Dan
Dan,
Best oloroso sherry cask finished whisky available. Great stuff!
John
John,
Can't wait, just pulled the trigger today. Ordered today...
Mark
Mark,
Love the Sherry bomb and stewed fruits.
 
Paulo
Paulo,
This is a superb sherry cask whisky that is massively complex and elegant. The price is well worth it and IMO it is a far better buy than the equivalent sherry wood Macallan 18.
 
Michael
Michael,
Omg. This is so worth the spend
 
Lee
Lee,
Lovely drop of whisky for the sherry cask it doesn't let you down excellent.
 
Brian
Brian,
Smooth...the cherries leave a nice taste on your palett without being too over powering...definitely a great buy for any scotch lover.
 
Chris
Chris,
Very smooth, favorite scotch
 
guest
guest,
This is just an amazing dram. The cherries and orange/chocolate smack you in the face, then comes the nuttiness, followed by the delightful Christmas cake on the long finish. You get what you pay for!
 
guest
guest,
glendronach LN31286 2019 18 Year. i rly RLY like this one! smooth and warm and i’m happy. apparently it’s 24 years becUse it’s actually 18 plus 6 that weren’t counted in the sherry casket june 7 2020 - i’m already pretty tipsy but i dint love this one as much as i did last time. it shows context counts
 
Brendan
Brendan,
A very good scotch, but I feel it gets lost between the 15 and 21 year Glendronach expressions. The Revival is arguably just as good as the Allardice in my opinion, and if you’re going to splurge on the 18, I think it’ worth paying the extra to step up to the Parliament.
 
Jeremy
Jeremy,
This is an amazingly sherried dram. Beautifully balanced with the right amount of heat, sherry, oak, plums and black cherries. Extremely smooth and drinkable with an everlasting finish. Wonderfully leathery woodsiness as well. Great complexity, balance and full bodied flavor
 
guest
guest,
Lots of sherry hint of peat. Dark rich color and long finish. My favorite so far.
 
Silke
Silke,
Delicious!
 
Will
Will,
Fantastic!! Will not disappoint!!
 
Richard
Richard,
It's been a long time, I remember it being delicious, but not that much more delicious than the 15 year revival, given the price difference.
 
Alex
Alex,
I mean its good just not $177 good.
 
Andrew
Andrew,
Best I've had.
 
Doug
Doug,
A very good dram. Love the richness.
 
Saku
Saku,
Definitely one of my all-time favorite! Very smooth and cherry.
 
Burton
Burton,
Delicious dark fruits, hint of dark chocolate. Tremendous dram.
 
Daniel
Daniel,
I quite like this, smooth sherry bomb. Almost nothing on the nose, but everything in taste, works with water, it got strength
 
Nate
Nate,
Mind blowing. Best scotch I've ever had and I've BEEN to Scotland.
 
Jeff
Jeff,
Absolutely delightful.
 
eric
eric,
Clean smooth
 
guest
guest,
This is one of my favorite highlands ever!!
 
Chris
Chris,
A heavily sherried 18, and a good buy if you're looking for that age, but Glendronach hit the Goldilocks zone with their 15...which might have ruined my taste for this one.
 
Michael
Michael,
This is the second bottle of this fine single malt I have had the pleasure to drink and share with friends. Very nice
 
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