Great review John. I managed to pickup a bottle of Allardice in early 2023, likely a 2022 bottling. I look forward to opening it on a special occasion. I used to see 12 with NC and NCF on shelves all the time but never delved into getting a bottle back in the old days. Hopefully the NCF is not that much of a deterrence in new Glendronach 12 and 18's case but we will never know.
John, great video. I like the Glendronach 18 but sadly it is too expensive for me now. I like your channel, don't worry about the awkward parts everyone has them. Cheers!
I´ve been just thinking about drinking the 2019 batch and here you are! 2018 was very dry. To the point I didn´t like it. On the contrary 2019 is much fresher, even it´s supposed to be older. Ralfy scored 2020 90 so I guess it´s still good.
Great review John. I managed to pickup a bottle of Allardice in early 2023, likely a 2022 bottling. I look forward to opening it on a special occasion. I used to see 12 with NC and NCF on shelves all the time but never delved into getting a bottle back in the old days. Hopefully the NCF is not that much of a deterrence in new Glendronach 12 and 18's case but we will never know.
As alluded by Mackal below… Dramface has written an excellent article regarding Glendronach rebranding and chill filtering.
Cheers🥃
John, great video. I like the Glendronach 18 but sadly it is too expensive for me now. I like your channel, don't worry about the awkward parts everyone has them. Cheers!
Thanks for the kind words. Agree it’s too pricey now.
Cheers 🥃
Regardless of the conclusion and what differences you get, it's always a good day when you have not one but two Glendronach 18s :) Cheers John 🥃
And then they became one😅
How do you distinguish between the 2019 and 2020? I do not see any markings.
All bottles have a laser date code imprinted on bottom rear of bottle.
Dramface has a blog about the whole NCF nonsense that I think explains it well.
Agree. Thanks 🙏
Cheers 🥃
I´ve been just thinking about drinking the 2019 batch and here you are!
2018 was very dry. To the point I didn´t like it. On the contrary 2019 is much fresher, even it´s supposed to be older.
Ralfy scored 2020 90 so I guess it´s still good.
Synchronicity at play… enjoy!
Cheers 🥃