Glendronach 1978 Batch 6 Cask 1068 33 Year OldSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 52. 9% Glendronach 1978 single cask bottling, aged for 33 year old in Oloroso Puncheon cask 1068 before being bottled in 2012 as part of batch 6 limited releases, from Glendronach distillery

Series Centenary Reserve

Mouth coatingly fructiferous as well

only 150 hand-numbered bottles of batch two

A very special

This should be something rather special

Distillery Highland Park

as the details (including the age and distillery name) were printed in gold foil that became almost impossible to read from any distance because it was too close to the colour of the whisky in the bottle

and it's a fascinating experience to taste the whole Trilogy side by side if you ever get the chance

Nose: At 50

This was from an era when Glenfarclas still contained a fair proportion of peat and should be absolutely stunning whisky

vanilla and rhubarb finish with a hint of smoke

and the 50cl bottles with their stylish labels evoking the spirit of the decades involved have long been popular with collectors as well as drinkers