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History In A Bottle Day 11: Glendronach 1993 KWM Cask 1625

Posted on December 12, 2022

This post is Bonus Content. It has information on one of the KWM Cask bottles that are featured on the back of our 2022 KWM Whisky Calendar box. You can find the blog post for the mini bottle for Day Eleven of our Whisky Calendar here.

by Andrew

Working from memory, GlenDronach is the third most bottled distillery when it comes to KWM-exclusive casks, second only to Arran and BenRiach. I remember that we bottled about 10 GlenDronach casks over the years, but it will take some serious sleuthing to confirm that… A project for another day.

Why did we bottle so many casks of GlenDronach? Because the whisky under the stewardship of Billy Walker was excellent, and for a while at least, really good value. This particular cask was an Oloroso Sherry Butt, Cask 1625 to be specific, yielded nearly 500 bottles and it held its strength reasonably well too at 57.5%. It is scoring nearly 90pts on Whiskybase even after all these years.

Trigger warning, the bottle price was $200… but keep in mind this was 2014!

Glendronach 1993 KWM Cask 1625

Tasting Note by Billy Walker

Nose: A delightful balance of sweet and spice. Sultanas and yellow plums warmed by touches of ginger, cinnamon and candied peel. Appearance: Polished cherry wood.

Palate: Crisp oak spices in balance with rich plum juice and barley-dusted stewed apples. Gentle clove and touches of earthy nutmeg add ever-changing depth and roundness to the long finish.

Andrew Ferguson

Owner

Kensington Wine Market

This entry was posted in Whisky, KWM Whisky Calendar 2022, KWM Single Cask

 

 

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