Glendronach was founded in 1826 by James Allardice (also spelt Allardyce and Allardes), and almost completely destroyed by fire a decade later. After the rebuild, Allardice - a colourful character - is rumoured to have accidentally ensured the popularity of his whisky in Edinburgh in the 1840s by gifting a quantity of it to some local prostitutes after a failed sales trip to the city.

Inspired by Scotland's history of importing casked port during the 19th century, Glendronach Port Wood has been finished in port casks from Portugal's Douro Valley for three years. The result is a rich, fruity whisky with sweet aromas of summer berries, cherry blossom and sweet honeysuckle, and a spicy ginger edge. The palate offers notes of apple crumble, wild berries and sweet gingerbread.

NOSE

Breathe in delightful waves of Victoria plum, bramble and strawberry jam with top notes of cherry blossom and honeysuckle, on a base of sandalwood and ginger

PALATE

Layers upon layers of rich fruit. Sip blackberry and roasted apple crumble with freshly baked gingerbread, developing into a baked orange and black cherry back-note

FINISH

Savour orange peel, sultana and cherry cake lingering into the richly fruity finish