The GlenDronach Parliament 21 Year Old

Price

$349.95

✔ Authenticated by the house — seal, fill level, and label inspected before release
✔ Documented provenance on every bottle
✔ Climate-safe, collector-grade packaging

Age: 21 Years | Region: Highland, Scotland | Proof: 96

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Years Aged

Proof

48%

ABV

700 mL

Format

PX & Oloroso

Cask Architecture

Highland

Region

The GlenDronach Parliament 21 Year Old is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky from GlenDronach Distillery at Forgue in Aberdeenshire, matured for a minimum of twenty-one years in Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks from Spain and bottled at 48% ABV (96 proof). It is named after the parliament of rooks that has nested above the distillery for nearly two centuries.

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The Elemental Distinction

Two sherry styles, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso, across the full twenty-one years — matured in sherry wood, not finished in it.

Bottled at 48% ABV, well above the legal minimum, allowing rich sherry weight and natural oils to carry on the palate.

The oldest whisky in GlenDronach's core range since its introduction in 2011.

Named for a colony of rooks — a parliament — that has nested above the distillery for close to two hundred years.

From a distillery founded in 1826 at Forgue, among the first to take a licence after the Excise Act.

The house baseline that its Aged 30 departs from, by adding Amontillado to the same two sherry styles.

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GlenDronach & Forgue Valley Heritage

1826 Highland Sherry Tradition

GlenDronach was founded in 1826 at Forgue in Aberdeenshire, drawing its water from the Dronac Burn. The distillery's historic reputation rests on full-term sherry cask maturation rather than short finishing: raw spirit enters Spanish oak casks on day one and remains in dunnage warehouses for decades, allowing wood tannins and rich sherry sweetness to fuse deeply into the distillate.

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Craftsmanship & Cask Architecture

Dual Sherry Wood Maturation

Spanish Oloroso Oak

Nutty & Spiced Base

Oloroso casks provide a sturdy backbone of toasted walnut, dried orange peel, and warm baking spices.

Spanish Pedro Ximénez

Velvet Sweetness

Pedro Ximénez butts infuse dense layers of medjool date caramel, raisin paste, and dark bitter chocolate.

Rachel Barrie Selection

Master Blender Authorship

Selected and married by Master Blender Rachel Barrie, bottled at 48% ABV to preserve full-bodied texture.

The Parliament Rooks

Historic Naming

Honours the colony of rooks nesting in the trees above the distillery since 1826, protecting the sleeping casks.

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Sensory Profile & Strategy

Producer Tasting Notes

Sensory Profile

Colour: Deep amber with a cherry wood sheen.
Nose: Ripe autumnal fruits—blackberry and red plum—over rich Oloroso, candied orange, spiced oatmeal biscuit, and toasted oak.
Palate: Oloroso and bitter chocolate with cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg; full-bodied with rounded, velvety tannins.

Strategic Position

Sherried Highland malt is a crowded field and GlenDronach is the benchmark name it is measured against. The Parliament 21 is the control sample against which The GlenDronach Aged 30 can actually be read. It sits among the core-range sherry malts in Midnight Whiskey's vault.

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Collector Note & Index

Vault Provenance

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Comparing the 21 and the 30 Year Expressions

The Parliament 21 uses Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez casks across 21 years. The Aged 30 uses those same two sherry styles and adds Amontillado. The Amontillado belongs strictly to the 30 Year bottling and does not travel down the range.

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Gold Label Presentation Inspection

Housed in a classic GlenDronach presentation tube with a printed gold label. Every unit undergoes full intake inspection for seal integrity and tube preservation.

Collector IndexGLENDRONACH 21

Distillery: GlenDronach Distillery (Forgue)
Producer: Brown-Forman
Age Statement: 21 Years Minimum
Proof / ABV: 96 Proof (48% ABV)
Cask Architecture: Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry
Master Blender: Rachel Barrie

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
DISTILLERY	GlenDronach Distillery, Forgue, Aberdeenshire
OWNER / PARENT	Brown-Forman
CATEGORY	Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
AGE STATEMENT	21 Years Minimum
CASK TYPE	Pedro Ximénez & Oloroso Sherry Casks from Spain
ABV / PROOF	48% ABV / 96 Proof
MASTER BLENDER	Rachel Barrie
REGION	Highland, Scotland
OFFICIAL COLOUR	Deep Amber with Cherry Wood Sheen
FORMAT	700 mL / 750 mL
DISTILLERY FOUNDED	1826
EXPRESSION LAUNCH	2011 (Core Range Flagship)
SKU	GLD-PARL-21Y-700

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Records & Assurance

Production Methodology

GlenDronach was founded in 1826 at Forgue in Aberdeenshire and is among the oldest licensed distilleries in Scotland; its reputation rests on sherry-cask maturation rather than sherry finishing, meaning spirit goes into Spanish oak from the start and stays there. The Parliament is matured for a minimum of twenty-one years in a combination of Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks sourced from Spain, the two styles the house is built on, and is bottled at 48% — above the strength at which most malt of this age is sold. It was introduced in 2011 as the oldest expression in the core range and takes its name from the colony of rooks, collectively a parliament, that has nested in the trees overlooking the distillery for close to two hundred years. Master Blender Rachel Barrie oversees the range.

Authentication & Vault Preservation

Every bottle sold through Midnight Whiskey is sourced as an authentic, sealed product and inspected before it ships. Orders are packed with padded, glass-rated handling and require an adult signature (21+) on delivery; we do not ship to anyone unable to verify legal drinking age. For our full sourcing and handling protocols, see our editorial and authentication standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is GlenDronach 21 called Parliament?

A group of rooks is called a parliament, and a colony of them has nested in the trees overlooking the GlenDronach distillery for close to two hundred years. The expression is named after the birds rather than after anything governmental. It was introduced in 2011 as the oldest whisky in the distillery's core range.

What sherry casks is GlenDronach Parliament 21 matured in?

Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Spain, for a minimum of twenty-one years. GlenDronach matures in sherry wood rather than finishing in it, so the character builds across the whole maturation. The distillery's Aged 30 uses those same two styles and adds Amontillado — a first for the house — so the two expressions are not the same recipe at different lengths.

Is GlenDronach Parliament 21 non chill filtered?

GlenDronach publishes the Parliament 21 as non chill filtered and natural in colour. It is bottled at 48% ABV, a strength that carries the oils and weight chill filtration strips out, which is why the house sells its aged sherry malts above the usual forty-percent floor.

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The GlenDronach Parliament

The Elemental Distinction

GlenDronach & Forgue Valley Heritage