FOUR GlenDronach casks are scheduled to be specially bottled for the Danish market and will go on sale in Denmark in October.
 
Regional Sales Director Alistair Walker explained: “A few weeks ago, we had a party of Danish retailers at GlenDronach on a cask-buying mission led by our Danish importer Lars Gregersen of LAGO-import.
 
“They went through circa twenty-five single cask samples before settling on the following four casks:
 
1989 cask 1901 / 19 years old / 52.4%vol / Oloroso Sherry Butt
1992 cask 1138 / 16 years old / 46% / Oloroso Sherry Butt
1996 cask 231 / 13 years old / 46% / Oloroso Sherry Butt
1996 cask 240 / 13 years old / 4 6% / Oloroso Sherry Butt
 
“This takes the number of exclusive single cask GlenDronachs bottled for Denmark in 2009 to five, following on from 1992 cask 1135 (16 years old / Oloroso Sherry Butt / 57.3%vol) that was bottled exclusively for LAGO in July and shipped to Denmark a few weeks ago.”
 
Lars Gregersen commented: “What a fantastic weekend we had at GlenDronach distillery selecting our casks. It was truly a labour of love! Great company, great weather, great hospitality – and superb whisky!
 
“In the coming months, we’ll be having a lot of GlenDronach tastings to familiarise Danish palates with this magnificent malt…plus two very exclusive tastings in November with the distillery’s Alan McConnochie.”
 
Alistair went on: ”As well as the above, GlenDronach will also be supplying LAGO with its 2009 “Christmas Malt” – a limited edition GlenDronach Sauternes Finish, aged 13 years and bottled at 46%. Just 2400 bottles will be made available and will be released in Denmark exclusively during October 2009. This is a particularly unique bottling as it deviates from the traditional heavily sherried style typical of GlenDronach.”
 
The tasting notes for the Sauternes Finish are:
 
Appearance: Summer gold.
Nose: Sweet and aromatic. Clotted cream, yoghurt and honeydew melon.
Palate: Vanilla essence and rich honey. Ripe peaches and a lovely citrus twist.
Finish: Mellow and smooth yet with freshness and vitality.
 
The Danish market is very important to GlenDronach, as Alistair Walker explained: “Denmark has always been a decent market for malt whisky, although trading conditions have been challenging over the last eighteen months due to the economic climate.
 
“Given that, the successful introduction of GlenDronach since we launched in Denmark late 2008 is all the more remarkable, and can be attributed to two factors – the amount of time and energy our importer LAGO invests in the brand and the Danes’ ability to recognise a good dram when they taste one!”
 
NOTES FOR EDITORS
 
PIC: The Danes get down to the serious task of selecting the casks. Also attached are two of the labels which will be used – one for the 1992 and one for the Sauternes Finish.
 
ends                             10 September 2009
 
INFORMATION – Alistair Walker, 01324 682220 http://www.glendronachdistillery.com/