Glendronach

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History

The Glendronach Distillery was licensed in 1826 by James Allardes. After a major fire in 1937, the distillery was rebuilt and in 1852 sold to Walter Scott, the owner of Teaninich. After his death in 1887, GlenDronach's line went to John Sommerville & Co. which in 1920 handed it over to Charles Grant, William Grant's son (Glenfiddich). Also Charles Grant sold the distillery in 1960 to William Teacher & Sons, which was taken over in 1976 together with GlenDronach by the Allied Distillers Ltd.

Because of too large stocks, the distillery was closed from 1995 for two years. In 1999, another decommissioning followed. Only in May 2002, the operation was resumed.

In 2005, the French Pernod Ricard Group took over the Allied Domecq and thus also GlenDronach. The Group did not believe GlenDronach fit for their portfoil, so they sold in 2008 again to Billy Walker and The BenRiach Distillery Company Ltd.

Since 2016, the distillery is owned by the US company Brown Forman.

 

Meaning of the name

Valley of the Dronach

Whisky region

Speyside

Pronunciation

Glen-dronech

Status

In operation

Owner

Brown Forman

Capacity per year

ca. 1.250.000 Liter

Address

Glen Dronach Distillery

Forgue near Huntly

AB54 6DB

Style of the house

Vanilla, sherry, fruity, nutty, slightly smoky

Contact

www.glendronachdistillery.com

+44 (0)1466730202

Founding year

1826

 

 

 

Glendronach

 

 

 

Production

In 1966/67, the capacity of the stills was doubled after a removal and conversion. Since 2005, the stills are heated indirectly with steam, but they are still standing on their old coal stoves.

GlenDronach has its own floor maltings, which were still partly in operation until 1996. Today, the required malt is delivered from surrounding large malting plants, after which it is ground to grist in an ancient malt mill.

 

1 mash tun

made of cast iron

9 wash backs

from Scottish larch

2 wash stills

onion-shaped, with balloon-shaped bulges on the neck

2 spirit stills

onion-shaped, with balloon-shaped bulges on the neck

Tube condensers

stand in the stillhouse

Number of distillation operations

2

Water source

Dronac Burn

 

The storage

The malts of the GlenDronach Distillery are stored in old warehouses with natural soils. For maturation, they are stored in ex-sherry casks. Some malt types are later transferred to ex-bourbon barrels.

 

Available from us:

The Glendronach Whisky 12 years Double Cask 0,7l

The Glendronach Parliament 21 years 0,7l

The Glendronach Peated 0,7l Highland Whisky

The Glendronach Whisky 12 years 0,05l miniature Highland Whisky

The Glendronach Parliament 21 years Highland Whisky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Glendronach Whisky 12 Jahre 0,7l + Ritzenhoff Grenoble Glas
Glendronach Whisky 12 Years 0,7l + Ritzenhoff...
Content 0.7 Liter (€71.36 / 1 Liter)
€49.95 *
Glendronach Parliament 21 Jahre Miniatur
Glendronach Parliament 21 Years miniature
Content 0.05 Liter (€599.00 / 1 Liter)
€29.95 *
The Glendronach Peated
The Glendronach Peated
he Glendronach Peated 0.7l, 46% alc./vol. - incl. gift box - Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky non chill filtered
Content 0.7 Liter (€85.64 / 1 Liter)
€59.95 *
Glendronach Whisky 18 Jahre Allardice
Glendronach Whisky 18 Years Allardice 0,05l...
Content 0.05 Liter (€599.00 / 1 Liter)
€29.95 *
Glendronach 15 Jahre Revival Miniatur
Glendronach Whisky 15 Jahre 0,05l Miniatur
A superb Glendronach matured in the finest Oloroso sherry casks. The Glendronach Revival is a perfectly balanced, smooth, creamy, full-bodied single malt Scotch Whisky.
Content 0.05 Liter (€599.00 / 1 Liter)
€29.95 *
Glendronach Whisky 12 Years
Glendronach Whisky 12 Years
Content 0.7 Liter (€65.64 / 1 Liter)
€45.95 *