The GlenDronach Grandeur Batch 10 has been bottled at 50.1% abv without chill-filtration or caramel colouring. It is available globally at an RRP of £449 (US$568).

The whisky is said to have aromas of concentrated bramble and apple jam on the nose, leading to flavours of morello cherries in dark chocolate on the palate, and finishing with black truffle and walnut oil.

Rachel Barrie, The GlenDronach master blender, said: “With layers of damson plum, black walnut and truffle on a bed of antique leather and old-fashioned treacle gingerbread, Batch 10 celebrates the robust, full-bodied style of The GlenDronach Distillery.”

In September, The GlenDronach released its first travel retail-exclusive expression, The GlenDronach Forgue Aged 10 Years, and also relaunched The GlenDronach Revival, a 16-year-old single malt aged in Sherry casks.

About GlenDronach Distillery

The GlenDronach Distillery nestled in the valley of Forgue, deep in the East Highland hills near Aberdeenshire, is named after the source of its water: the Dronac burn. Founded in 1826, The GlenDronach was one of the very first licensed distilleries and has a history of enterprising owners, from the flamboyant James Allardice to the ambitious Walter Scott. Allardice was a colourful character and stories abound as to how he promoted his whisky with entrepreneurial flair. He was a pioneer of sherry cask maturation and would have celebrated today’s superb The GlenDronach, maturing our whisky in the finest Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks.

Although times have moved on, the processes used to create The GlenDronach have remained largely unchanged. The GlenDronach is of true Highland style: a heavy and robust spirit, perfect for a long maturation period in sherry casks. The award-winning GlenDronach range marries the best of Highland and Spanish skill and heritage to offer whiskies of an elegant, complex character with tremendous depth of taste.

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