Glendronach Comparison with John
*My bottle: Revival 15yr
Aged in Olorosso only, bottled 5/2/13
-trails slowly with oak
*John’s bottle: Revival 15yr
Aged in Olorosso and PX casks, bottled 5/2/19
-sherry is rich but not sweeter
-trailed quickly and sweet
We both agreed that the older bottling is a slightly sweeter and overall and better taste.
*Highland Park Dark Origins 46.8% ABV
-smelled sherry w/slight peat smoke and hint of grassiness
-tasted sherry pepper, trailed quickly
-with water smelled lighter and sweet citrus
-tasted peppery, less sweet
-trailed slowly light smoke
-smelled sherry w/slight peat smoke and hint of grassiness
-tasted sherry pepper, trailed quickly
-with water smelled lighter and sweet citrus
-tasted peppery, less sweet
-trailed slowly light smoke
*Bunnahabhain Ceobanach 46.3% ABV
-smelled cookie dough and caramel
-almost a cooked meat smell w/slight peat
-tasted peppery smoked meat
-with water smelled cinnamon leather
-tasted peppery peat w/smoked meat
-trailed quickly
-smelled cookie dough and caramel
-almost a cooked meat smell w/slight peat
-tasted peppery smoked meat
-with water smelled cinnamon leather
-tasted peppery peat w/smoked meat
-trailed quickly
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