Review #203: Glendronach 15 Revival 2018 edition

Highland - 15- NCF - NCA - $90 - 46%

Glendronach discontinued their 15 year back in 2015.  Since then, the 15 year has gone for silly prices on the secondary market.  In 2018, Glendronach brought back their 15 year.  Lets see if this juice is worth the hype

Color - Tawny

Nose - Dried fruit - figs, stewed plums, vanilla, floral, stone fruit, caramel

Palate - Generic sherried fruit, peaches, caramel, porridge - oily coating mouthfeel

Finish - Medium - Biscuits, raisins, oily finish, pepper - little bit of heat

Overall - 6 - So I get the appeal on this.  It is super oily in the mouthfeel and the finish. The nose was really nice but I feel that the complexity didn't carry over to the palate.  However, I don't think that is the cult like appeal this has.  This dram is all about the feel.  It is so oily for being only 46% that is coats and coats the palate.  It is a little more cereally than I would prefer for an older sherried malt than I would prefer.  This does go to straight to list of malts to buy as a gift at $100 budget.

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I really enjoyed but it will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.91

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16