If you were to draw a target to bulls-eye what a Highland, Single-Malt Whisky should be it would be shaped like Glendronach 8 YO Hielan.
The Glendronach Distillery was founded in
1826 by
James Allardice whose name is still proudly displayed on the bottle. They are smack dab in the middle of the Highland action. Over the nearly 200 years of their history, this traditional distillery has been bought, sold, and traded more times than a Chicago politician. But in
2008 they were finally rescued by the
BenRiach Distillery Company —
God bless ‘em.
The Glendronach currently has
14 Single-Malt expressions in their core line up. Yes, they have won a lot of awards. But the best award — and the only one you probably care about — is that they have a devoted cadre of followers who make a Spirit of
The Glendronach line their own, personal, daily dram.
In the
Doric dialect of
Gaelic, Hielan means
"Highland"… makes sense, right? And that is
EXACTLY what you have here — a classic Single-Malt expression from the Highlands.
Eight years old, aged in
Bourbon and
Sherry casks, bottled at the magical
46% ABV,
never chill-filtered, no artificial colors. Boom!
If you were to draw a target to bulls-eye what a Highland,
Single-Malt Whisky should be it would be shaped like
The Glendronach 8 YO Hielan. Everything is spot-on with a creamy texture to boot.
Cheers to the men of The Glendronach!