1972 Glendronach Single Cask No. 719 Oloroso Butt Cask Strength 37 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

One of 474 bottles released in 2009 as part of Glendronach's Single Cask series, this one drawn from an Oloroso Sherry butt. 54.8% Alc./Vol. One only.

Other reviews... Colour: dark amber. Nose: completely different. Drier, shier, kind of mineral, leathery and herbal but all that with an immense elegance. Fig liqueur, camphor and liquorice, maybe old roses. I think I love this nose just as much as the 717’s. With water: indeed, it’s superb. More camphor and menthol this time, eucalyptus, Spanish ham… It’s all very great! You just cannot beat a great old sherry cask, can you? Mouth (neat): more powerful and hot than cask #717, less jammy again, and spicier and more peppery. Quite a lot of ginger and green tea from the oak, then more oranges (liqueurs, marmalades, juices, zests, anything). With water: same feeling, the spices and an oaky sourness are rather more in the front than with cask #717. It’s all very all right, it’s just a notch less perfect. Finish: long, somewhat tannic but very nice of course. Comments: extremely high quality and a magnificent nose, too bad the wood became a tad too loud and tiring on the palate in my opinion.
89 points - Serge Valentin, www.whiskyfun.com