Whisky Advocate Top 20 · #12 · 2025
With this richly sherried, lightly peated expression, Glendronach honors its early history of using peated malt. … Sherry and peat make a very nice couple here.
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The Glendronach Ode To The Embers Sherry & Smoke Scotch Whisky 700ml
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Product Description
Ode to the Embers is a rare peated expression within The Master's Anthology. Richly romantic, it presents intertwined notes of peat smoke, with a dominance of Oloroso sherry casks for spiced complexity, enriched with our signature Pedro Ximenez casks.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 48.4% |
| Country of Origin | Scotland |
| UPC | 5060716145490 |
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Awards & Scores
Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.
What critics and judges wrote
Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · December 2025
The aroma mixes smoky and nutty tones, leading into an oaky, drying palate with a nuanced waft of peat smoke. A splash of water brings cocoa and hazelnut into focus …
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Whisky Advocate · Shane English · 2025
… Ode to the Embers is a peated malt that leaps out of the glass with smoke and cinders … Ripe berries, apples, and heather honey blend into a slightly smoky, very fruity finish.
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IWSC judges · Silver · 2025
Wood smoke wafts beautifully over malt and toasted marshmallow. … The oily mouthfeel reveals a lovely balance of peat, tropical fruit, and warm spice.
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Show 1 more note, 2026
Butter toast and subtle spice lead into honeyed notes with cinnamon and hazelnut with a dry and crisp finish and a warming length.
Distiller · Amanda Schuster
Aromas of smoked charcuterie, smoked salted almonds, milk chocolate, and dried blueberries fill the nose. … The finish has a light whiff of pipe tobacco smoke and fruity sweetness mixed with a note of salinity.
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Competition medals
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver 2026Double Gold 2025
4 medals from 2 competitions, 2025 to 2026.
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 7 notes from 5 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenheather honey, dried Italian herbsA hint
- Fruityripe berries, apples, very fruity finish, dried blueberries, dried fruit roll-upsClear
- Sweetheather honey, fruity sweetness, honeyed notes, toasted marshmallowLight
- Oak & maltnutty tones, oaky, hazelnut, charred almond, salted almondsClear
- Smokeleaps out of the glass with smoke and cinders, dense peat, charred aromas, slightly smoky, smoky tonesClear
- Spicebarbecue spices, subtle spice, cinnamon, warm spice, spiced complexityLight
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