Founded: 1826 (ESTABLISHED FACT) Location: Forgue, Highland, Scotland Founder: James Allardice
Founded in 1826, GlenDronach is one of the oldest licensed distilleries in the Highlands. It is renowned for extensive sherry cask maturation, producing rich, sherried single malts. GlenDronach was part of the BenRiach Distillery Company (acquired by Brown-Forman in 2016). (source: Wikipedia)
Signature style: Heavily sherried — dried fruit, fig, raisin, spice, chocolate, dark oak.
Famous expressions: GlenDronach 12 Year Original, GlenDronach 15 Year Revival, GlenDronach 18 Year Allardice, GlenDronach Parliament.
Trivia: GlenDronach was one of the last distilleries to use its own floor maltings (until 2002) and coal-fired stills. — ESTABLISHED FACT