The Glendronach distillery was founded way back in 1826 and, like all of its contemporaries and peers, has seen many changes during its long history. The last two hundred years of the Scotch whisky industry is a tale of booms and busts, ups and down; Glendronach has seen all those bumps and handled the waves with the best of them…including having parts of the distillery destroyed by fire back in 1837!
2024 sees the distillery refresh its brand and labelling, opting for clean, pared-back packaging and an updated illustration of the bramble and rooks that surround the distillery. (It’s often overlooked that many of Scotland’s distilleries’ names are gaelic descriptions of their geography and environment…Glendronach is Scots Gaelic for ‘Valley of the Brambles’).
What is of note with this refresh of Glendronach’s branding is that it appears to be limited to the packaging and labelling. Unlike so many other recent brand refreshes by other Scotch whisky brands, the core range remains the same; the names are more-or-less the same; and the contents inside the bottle remain unchanged. Fans of Glendronach – and there are many of us – can breathe a sigh of relief.
