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9th November 2022 |
The
GlenAllachie round up a year of 50th
anniversary celebrations for its veteran
Master Distiller, Billy Walker, with a
Cask Strength double release - The
GlenAllachie 21 Year Old Cask Strength
Batch 3 and The GlenAllachie 10 Year Old
Cask Strength Batch 8.
 Rounding up a year of 50th anniversary
celebrations for its veteran Master
Distiller, Billy Walker, The
GlenAllachie Distillery has announced
the launch of the third annual release
of The GlenAllachie 21 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 3, one of the Speyside
based distillery's oldest core range
expressions.
The GlenAllachie 21 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 3 is a very limited
global release of 2,400 bottles, the new
small-batch single malt Scotch whisky
marries single malt matured in three
vintage Pedro Ximénez Sherry puncheons.
Each cask was personally selected and
expertly blended by industry leader,
Billy Walker, who over the course of his
50-year-long career has earnt
recognition for demonstrating
exceptional wood management capabilities
and peerless sensory instinctiveness.
Chosen from GlenAllachie distillery’s
enviable inventory of over 50,000 casks
which they have slowly maturing on-site
in the distillery's warehouses,
GlenAllachie tells me that the Spanish
Sherry casks have imparted bold and
complex flavour attributes, joining the
distinctive heather honey character of
The GlenAllachie’s house style.
The antique walnut-hued liquid is said
to deliver refined qualities of "black
grapes, fresh espresso, brandy butter
and stem ginger, leading to indulgent
dark chocolate fondant".
Presented in a luxurious suedette-lined
pine green box with gold foil detailing,
the whisky was bottled at its natural
cask strength of 51.5% ABV, with no
added colour and without undergoing
chill filtration.
 Commenting on this latest The
GlenAllachie 21 Year Old, Walker said:
"Whisky is a waiting game, and after
years of careful planning, I never tire
of the anticipation; it’s pure
excitement. Each and every cask at the
distillery is regularly monitored to
ensure we bottle the very best whisky
available for each expression. This is
what led me to pick these three richly
seasoned Sherry puncheons to create this
new batch of our 21-year-old. The
outcome is a multifaceted drinking
experience that exudes sheer elegance. A
whisky that I will sip and savour at the
end of this milestone year."
The launch coincides with the release of
Batch 8 of The GlenAllachie 10 Year Old
Cask Strength which has a UK of 65. This is presented at a what should
be a flavoursome and punchy 57.2% ABV,
GlenAllachie say that the spirit boasts
"intense waves of cinnamon spice,
comforting mocha, honeycomb and candied
walnuts".
Both The GlenAllachie 21 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 3 (UK RRSP £275) and The
GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength
Batch 8 (UK RRSP £65) will be
available from specialist online whisky
shops such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of
Malt
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The GlenAllachie 21 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 3 Review
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Bottled at 51.5% ABV
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Waves of black grapes, raisins and dark
chocolate orange, with hints of coffee,
stewed fruits and treacle syrup.
Taste: Lashings
of heather honey, cocoa dusted truffles
and sultanas, followed by bursts of
espresso coffee, mixed currants and
brandy butter, with gingersnaps on the
finish.
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The GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 8 Review
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Bottled at 57.2% ABV
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Bursting with mocha, nutmeg and walnut
oil, with notes of heather honey, sweet
raisins and dried red berries.
Taste: Lashings
of cinnamon spice, molasses and
honeycomb, followed by ginger, espresso
and dark chocolate, with hints of nutmeg
and fennel on the finish.
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