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30th September 2019 |
Review of the
GlenAllachie 8 Year Old Koval Rye
Quarter Cask Wood Finish.
 The Glenallachie
8 year old Koval Rye Quarter Cask Wood
Finish was initially matured in American
oak wood barrels and then underwent an
additional maturation period in organic
Rye quarter casks from Chicago’s Koval
Distillery.
With the greater
whisky-to-wood ratio in the smaller
Koval rye quarter casks you would expect
that the rich spicy flavour of the
former Rye casks to impart its influence
on the Glenallachie whisky more rapidly
but just how much of that Koval Rye cask
spiciness is in the this Glenallachie 8
year old, Glenallachie tells me that the
whisky was monitored very closely during
the finishing period to produce an
exciting, sensational result.
The
Glenallachie 8 year old Koval Rye
Quarter Cask Wood Finish is bottled at 48% ABV, it is
naturally coloured, non-chill-filtered
and has an RRP of £54.99.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
An equal amount of sweet vanilla and
honey infused with spiced oak which has
a caramel and cinnamon edge.
Taste:
A little spiced oak at first accompanied
by slightly candied lemon citrus, honey
and a mix of cinnamon and ginger, then a
second wave of oak spices gathers, more
intense than the first wave.
Finish:
Spicy oak and a little sweet apple
fruitiness linger for a while before
bowing out to leave some gentle and
slightly drying pepper and cloves.
Comment:
Not as spicy as billed on the
initial mouthful but the spices soon
gather and hang around for each mouthful
which follows. It is a little thin on
the body and it is youngish at 8 years
but still an interesting dram. I am not so sure
it is a £55 single malt, £35 at a push, but how many
whiskies could I say that about, it is a
decent dram, something a little
different but I have to think if I fancy
a spicy Rye whiskey, then how good a Rye
whiskey could I buy for £55.
SMW Score
80/100
You will find the Glenallachie
core whisky range available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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