Glendronach 14 Year Old Virgin Oak Finish

GlenDronach is in the capable hands of BenRiach now, a distillery well known for its wood management. That’s knowledge they are now putting to good use at GlenDronach as well. In August 2010 GlenDronach released several wood finishes, including this 14 Year Old on Virgin Oak, meaning new casks of American oak, which is something you don’t see very often.

The nose bursts with vanilla, crème brûlee and banana and is rather dry. I get fresh wood shavings and something chemical I cannot quite pinpoint. Silicone?

The wood shavings are even more prominent on the palate, together with vanilla, spices up with ginger and nutmeg. The virgin oak has left it’s mark on this whisky, alright.

The finish dries your mouth completely.

I feel that Billy Walker and his crew are trying to achieve with GlenDronach the same level of quality as they already did with BenRiach, but cannot help the feeling that this spirit is less suitable for it.

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