GlenDronach 20yo PX Octaves Expression

Aus dem Hause BenRiach gab es bereits die letzten beiden Tage Neuigkeiten und auch heute ist eine Neuerscheinung angekündigt worden: GlenDronach Octaves expression. Die GlenDronach Distillery gehört wie BenRiach zur The Benriach Distillery Company Limited.

GlenDronach, 1994, 20yo, Octaves Expression, Sherry cask, PX Octaves cask finish, 371 Flaschen

Ein Octaves Fass hat nur etwa ein achtel des Volumens eines normalen Sherryfasses. Dies führt zu mehr Fasseinfluss auf den reifenden Whisky.

Offizielle Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Rich, red maple leaf in dark amber.
• Nose: An intense concentration of chocolate fondant, candied ginger and glacé cherries, all perfectly balanced with a warming grind of black pepper, rich oak spices and a slight touch of liquorice.
• Palate: Full-bodied sherry characteristics give dark molasses, enriched Christmas cake, sour plum syrup and delightful cigar box spices. A subtle combination of dark espresso and a nutty dryness gives the finish tremendous depth.
• Conclusions:  A rare combination of heavyweight sherry Octave maturation and robust rich Highland whisky characteristics capturing the darkest depths to the most delicate spice.

Auch dies klingt nach einer interessanten Abfüllung.

Die letzten beiden Ankündigungen findet Ihr hier: BenRiach Latada und Single Cask Batch 12.

(Pressemitteilung, BenRiach)

GLENDRONACH LAUNCHES LIMITED RELEASE OCTAVES EXPRESSION

GlenDronach’s reputation for creating superb whiskies of uncompromising quality is underscored once again with the release today (September 4, 2015) of its new Octaves expression.

Master Distiller Billy Walker has selected five Pedro Ximenez Sherry Octaves from GlenDronach’s Aberdeenshire distillery to be bottled as the GlenDronach 20 Years Old Octaves.

An octave cask is made from staves of a previously used sherry butt and is approximately one-eighth the size of a butt. A smaller cask allows for more interaction between the wood and the spirit, giving the whisky a greater depth of flavour and aroma in a shorter period of time. This means a bold, complex dram with astonishing multi-dimensional character, making each and every bottle a sublime example of Highland whisky at its very finest.

Distilled on September 23 1994, this unique full-flavoured whisky was first matured in sherry casks and thereafter finished in Pedro Ximenez Sherry Octaves. The result is a rare combination of heavyweight sherry Octave maturation and robust rich Highland whisky characteristics.

This is a very limited, exclusive bottling, with only 371 bottles produced. Individually numbered by hand, each bottle is a one-off and truly unique.

For more information, go to www.glendronachdistillery.co.uk