SMWS 96.42: GlenDronach
“The 'American'” · Past release, no longer on sale
Sold outDec 202596.42
The 'American'
SMWS regionHighland
Age30 years
ABV50.9%
Cask1st Fill Us Oak Px Butt
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 96
RegionHighland
In short · GlenDronach (Highland), 30 years.
“This collection brings together two single casks from the same distillery, both distilled in 1994 and matured for 28 years in oloroso sherry butts before being…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 96.42 is a single cask of GlenDronach, in the Highland region, 30 years old, bottled at 50.9%, released in the Dec 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 96.x is from GlenDronach.
How the price compares
At
£450, this 30-year-old cost more than all 5 GlenDronach bottlings of any age released 2021–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £56 to £86.20, with a median of £65. We don’t hold enough GlenDronach bottles of a similar age, so this compares across all ages; older casks usually cost more.
£56£450
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
About GlenDronach
In the 'valley of the brambles' near Forgue, in Aberdeenshire, GlenDronach was founded in 1826, one of the first distilleries licensed after the Excise Act of 1823. It draws its water from the Dronac Burn in its own grounds, and its name has long been bound up with sherry: the core range is matured in oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks. The spirit is rich, dark-fruited and robust. Brown-Forman's.
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