Description
- Alcohol %: 48.0
- Decant Time: 20 minutes
- Taste: dried figs, raisins, black cherry, dark chocolate, espresso, toffee, brown sugar, PX sherry, oak spice, vanilla, orange zest, viscous, warming spice, long finish
- Food Matching: dark chocolate (70%+), blue cheese (e.g., Stilton), dried figs and raisins, roasted walnuts and pecans, spiced duck or game, rich sticky desserts (treacle pudding), after-dinner cigar
- Grape Variety:
Malted Barley
: 100.0%,
Tasting note
這支格蘭多納1993年出廠、在PX雪莉酒桶陳放26年的單一麥芽,香氣濃郁又層次分明。第一口迎來葡萄乾、無花果和黑櫻桃的乾果甜,接著是黑巧克力、濃縮咖啡與太妃糖的苦甜交織。口感黏稠、溫潤,雪莉桶賦予的香料感(丁香、肉桂)與香草木桶味平衡得很好,餘韻長且帶些橙皮與可可碎片的回味。
酒廠小檔案:格蘭多納蒸餾廠創立於19世紀,長年專注雪莉桶熟成風格,現為Brown‑Forman旗下。釀造上以傳統高地工法與丹耐貯藏(dunnage warehouses)讓酒液慢慢與PX桶融合,吸收來自葡萄牙甜雪莉的濃郁果乾香與糖蜜感。
田地與生產:使用高地的大麥,來自周邊田地的麥芽經傳統發酵與蒸餾,再於精選Pedro Ximénez大桶靜置多年。適合在開瓶後靜置二三十分鐘,慢慢品嚐那種厚實、微黏的質地與持續性的甘甜。
This 1993 Glendronach 26 Year Old is a classic PX‑puncheon finished Highland single malt, bottled from cask #5963 after 26 years of maturation. Aromas open with concentrated dried fruits — raisins, dried figs and black cherry — layered over dark chocolate, espresso and molasses. The PX influence brings syrupy sweetness and sherry-soaked spice; oak-driven notes of clove, nutmeg and vanilla thread through the palate. Texture is rich and viscous, with warming spice and a long, resonant finish that recalls cocoa nibs and orange zest.
Producer notes: Glendronach Distillery, founded in 1826 and now under Brown‑Forman ownership, is celebrated for its heavy sherry cask programme. This release highlights their signature slow maturation in hand-selected Pedro Ximénez puncheons.
Winemaking / maturation: Single malt distilled in the Highlands and matured predominantly in PX puncheon #5963 since 1993, allowing deep extraction of fortified-wine sweetness and concentrated dried-fruit character while developing oak spice and a supple mouthfeel.
Vineyard / provenance: Though not a vineyard product, the whisky reflects Highland provenance — cool climate barley, traditional distillation and long cask ageing in The Glendronach’s dunnage warehouses — producing a sherry-forward, full-bodied dram ideal for contemplative sipping.
Winery
格蘭多納蒸餾廠(創立於1826年),以雪莉桶熟成見長。現為Brown‑Forman旗下,重視長年在Oloroso與Pedro Ximénez桶中靜置,讓酒液吸收濃郁果乾與香料風味,成就飽滿厚實的風格。
Glendronach Distillery — founded 1826, renowned for rich sherry-cask maturation. Now part of Brown‑Forman Corporation, the distillery emphasizes long cask ageing in Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks to create deeply sherried, full-bodied single malts.