The whisky is bottled a bit stronger than usual for a Scotch whisky, at 48% ABV. It is not chill filtered and has seen no coloring added. Glendronach has also incorporated a randomly selected team to blind taste samples on occasion. This team is ever-changing and can involve anyone from the production team, members of the bottling line, and gift shop workers. This means there is an additional level of quality control incorporated in the process– a bit more due diligence to ensure the liquid remains as it should.

GlenDronach has featured extensively on this blog, and not just about how many of their whiskies are older than the age that is mentioned on the label. I’ve reviewed roughly 25 different expressions from GlenDronach, with their 50-year-old being the absolute highlight. But there are many other examples of GlenDronach that I enjoyed at lot ( and some not so much). Basil Hayden Malted Rye Whiskey Assessment - Tasty Bites Journey on Old Maysville Club Rye Whiskey Review Matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for a minimum of 21 years. Bottled at 48%, the 'Parliament' is named after the colony, or ‘parliament’, of rooks that have been nesting in the trees that overlook the GlenDronach distillery for almost 200 years.Plus recharring seems like really bad idea. Sherry casks are normally never charred like their American counterparts, only toasted. (Maybe an explanation for the sulphur hints doesn't come from sulphur candles but from casks that have not been toasted enough to absorb the sulphur that remained after the distillation process) By Country Mixed Country Blend (16) Antigua (1) Bahamas (1) Barbados (24) Bermuda (2) Brazil (3) Dominican Republic (9) Fiji (4) Grenada (3) Guadelope (1) Guatemala (3) Guyana (15) Haiti (2) Jamaica (41) Japan (1) Martinique (25) Mauritius (2) Mexico (1) Nicaragua (3) Panama (5) Puerto Rico (8) Scotland (19) St Lucia (16) The Netherlands (1) Trinidad (11) Venezuela (4) By Cask Type Bourbon Cask (9) Mixed Maturation (7) Oak Cask (2) Port Cask (1) Port Finish (1) Red Wine Cask (3) Rum Finish (1) Sherry Cask (5) Sherry Finish (2) Mizunara (2) Moscatel Finish (1) Refill (1)

Matured in a combination of the finest Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for a minimum of 21 years and bottled at 48% ABV, the ‘Parliament’ continues the great GlenDronach tradition of offering fruit-laden intensity in its single malts. This rich expression has been named ‘Parliament’ after the colony, or ‘parliament’, of rooks that have been nesting in the trees that overlook the GlenDronach distillery for almost 200 years. for example, Glendronach 12 year – If it was made in April 15 of 1996 (right before closing), would be 13 year old on April 16, 2009.

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