Glendronach Allardice 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml

The GlenDronach Allardice 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is an 18-year-old Highland single malt bottled at 92 proof (46% ABV) in a 750ml presentation, distilled and matured at The GlenDronach Distillery in Forgue, Aberdeenshire. True to the distillery's defining signature, Allardice spends its full eighteen years in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks, emerging with the deep mahogany hue and layered richness that have made GlenDronach a benchmark for sherry-cask maturation in single malt Scotch.

The expression takes its name from James Allardice, the laird of Glen House who founded The GlenDronach Distillery in 1826 during the earliest years of licensed distilling in the Scottish Highlands. Distillery lore holds that Allardice championed his 'Guid GlenDronach' with such conviction that word of the whisky spread quickly beyond Aberdeenshire. Nearly two centuries on, the bottling that bears his name honors that founding spirit, built on the same slow Highland maturation and devotion to Spanish sherry oak that shaped the distillery's reputation from its first decades.

Maturation in Oloroso casks defines the Allardice profile. Oloroso, the dry, nutty style of sherry from Andalucía in southern Spain, seasons the oak with concentrated dried-fruit and walnut character that the spirit draws out over eighteen Highland winters. Expect aromas of stewed fruits, muscovado sugar and toasted nuts, a palate layered with raisin, fig, dark chocolate and gentle oak spice, and a long, warming finish where sherried sweetness meets fine-grained tannin. Bottled at 46% ABV, it keeps generous texture and intensity in the glass.

Within the core range overseen by Master Blender Dr. Rachel Barrie, Allardice occupies a singular position as the house's fullest statement of pure Oloroso maturation at significant age. As older sherry-matured stocks grow scarcer across Scotland, age-stated bottlings of this depth have become touchstones for collectors of sherried malts. For anyone assembling a serious GlenDronach collection, the Allardice 18 Year Old is an essential pillar, bridging the approachable Original 12 and the venerable Parliament 21 while carrying the founder's own name.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 92 Proof (46% ABV)
• Age: 18 Years
• Origin: Highlands, Scotland
• Distillery: The GlenDronach Distillery, Forgue, Aberdeenshire
• Whisky Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Cask Type: Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks
• Series: Core Range
• Tasting Notes: Stewed fruits, raisin, fig, walnut, dark chocolate, muscovado, oak spice