For the cask release programme, master blender Rachel Barrie selects
the Spanish oak casks.
Not exact matches
(Those
casks are made of
Spanish oak then seasoned for 18 months with dry Oloroso sherry, then shipped up to Scotland, where they're filled with Macallan's whisky.
The rum is first aged in American white
oak barrels for 9 - 12 years, and then moved to
Spanish sherry
casks for up to FIFTY YEARS.
Revered for mastery of
Spanish oak sherry
cask maturation, The GlenDronach is synonymous with depth of
cask colour and richness of taste, whether influenced by the sweet dark fruits of Pedro Ximenez or the dry nuttiness of Oloroso sherry.
The
casks, ranging from 11 to 28 years old, and distilled between 1989 and 2006, showcase facets of the nature of The GlenDronach distilled through the years, matured in
Spanish oak sherry
casks.