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GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish Review


18th July 2024
Review of the new GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish, a delicious example of a Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish from nose to finish, it kicks of with a gentle enticing nose followed by the combination of GlenAllachie spirit, sherried fruit and oak which have combined to make it a delicious flavour pleasure on the palate.

GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Amontillado Sherry Cask FinishThe GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish is one of the first 3 of 6 Sherry Cask finished drams in the GlenAllachie's new Wood Collection Series.

Each whisky in the new ‘Sherry Series’ in the the GlenAllachie Wood Collection has been aged for 9 Years, each began its journey in American oak ex-Bourbon barrels before being transferred to carefully chosen Sherry casks.

The series will undoubtedly give whisky drinkers an interesting insight into the different types of sherry cask finishes and what they contribute to a whisky.

The Amontillado Cask Finish underwent additional maturation in hogsheads that previously held this drier Sherry style, known for its biological and oxidative ageing that imparts a richer colour and robust characteristics. The final period of maturation in former Amontillado Casks has resulted in this limited edition Scotch whisky.

Bottled at 48% ABV, non-chill filtered and naturally coloured, it has a RRP of £60


William Morrison's Tasting Notes:

Nose: Honey, hazelnuts and sweet toffee. Some distant baked peach, cherry and sugared almond.

Taste: A smooth entry with soft vanilla toffee infused with a deliciously sweet fruity mix of pear, apricot, glazed dark cherry, orange and lemon all with a wee touch of a hazelnut edge, a lovely very gentle barley sugared sweetness prolongs the fruits lifespan, some lovely late very gentle oak spices.

Finish: A lovely long lingering finish, the touch of sweet vanilla now has a orange citrus and plum edge which lingers a while before fading, some toasted hazelnut, the oak spices peak and have the final word bringing a slightly drying finale.

Comment: A delicious example of a Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish from nose to finish, it kicks of with a gentle enticing nose and the combination of GlenAllachie spirit, sherried fruit and oak which have combined to make it a delicious flavour pleasure on the palate.

SMW Whisky Score 91/100


You will find The GlenAllachie Sherry cask-finished Wood Collection whiskies available f
rom specialist online whisky shops such as The Whisky Exchange and Master of Malt
 

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