The GlenDronach 24 Year Old Grandeur Batch 9 is a rare Highland single malt, specially selected by Master Blender Rachel Barrie and bottled in 2018. Drawn from the finest Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, this release continues GlenDronach’s prestigious Grandeur Series, renowned for showcasing the distillery’s pinnacle of sherry cask maturation.
Presented in an individually numbered, hand-crafted decanter with ornate packaging, Batch 9 embodies deep complexity, elegance, and richness. Limited in numbers, this collectible expression is a testament to over two decades of patient ageing in the distillery’s historic dunnage warehouses.
🌿 GlenDronach 24 Year Old Grandeur Batch 9 Tasting Notes
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Nose: Dark cherries, figs, and blackcurrants with hints of leather, tobacco, and antique oak.
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Palate: Rich and full-bodied with notes of treacle toffee, espresso, dark chocolate, and sherry-soaked raisins.
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Finish: Long, warming, and elegant with lingering cocoa, spice, and sweet oak tannins.
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I have no idea why there aren’t reviews here. I recently acquired my first bottle (batch 9, #231 out of 1,487 is mine) and tried my first dram in my usual manner: neat, then followed by few drops of cold water, then followed by a few more drops,etc. nose was fantastic, rich, complex and most noticeably balanced among many aromas—I have no idea about all those descriptions in producer notes. Taste was out of this world (technical American tasting term) and the producer notes on palate are exactly accurate, not overstated. From nose through to finally swallowing was a veritable symphony of flavors and tastes; just an extraordinary series of sensations and experiences. And so smooth-how do they do it at 49%? And I’d say so balanced, but that would be like saying a great symphony performance is balanced. And adding touch of water also brought out even more. IMHO, best whiskey I’ve ever had. Odd, since my experience of the 18 yr old Allardice is just that it’s a good whiskey, but not my fav 18!?! So I think the greatness here is much more than just six more years.