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1st June 2022 |
The
GlenAllachie release the second batch of
their 30 Year Old , a marriage of six
1990 & 1991 vintage former Pedro Ximénez
and Oloroso Sherry hogsheads and
puncheons, along with two 1990 American
virgin oak barrels. It is said to be
representative of The GlenAllachie house
style and the direction Billy Walker is
taking the distillery's flavour profile.
 Following
hot on the heels of the recent launch of
The GlenAllachie Billy Walker 50th
Anniversary Past Edition the
first in a series of three whiskies to
mark whisky veteran Billy
Walker’s 50th Anniversary in the Scotch
Whisky industry The GlenAllachie has
launched the second instalment of its
oldest and most prestigious core
offering: The GlenAllachie 30 Year Old
Cask Strength Batch 2 Single Malt Scotch
Whisky.
The GlenAllachie 30 Year Old Cask
Strength, which is now set to be an
annual batch-release from The
GlenAllachie, debuted last year to great
acclaim, with the small quantity of
bottles released being met with
substantial demand.
The GlenAllachie 30 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 2 has a UK RRSP of £600
and it is a limited release of just
2,000 bottles worldwide, each bottle is
presented in a premium black rigid box
with impactful gold foil detailing.
So what is in the bottle, I am told that
this second instalment of the 30 year
old is a marriage of whiskies from eight
casks handpicked by Walker from stocks
spanning more than 50,000 maturing
across the 16 on-site warehouses at The
GlenAllachie disillery.
To create whisky, Walker selected 1990
and 1991 vintages matured in six former
Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry
hogsheads and puncheons, along with two
1990 American virgin oak barrels which
were toasted and charred to a medium
level.
The GlenAllachie tells me that "the
result of Walker’s exceptional blending
and wood management prowess is an
outstanding whisky that epitomises rich
Sherry-matured elegance, with flavour
profile revealing layers of Seville
orange, coffee beans, desiccated coconut
and Medjool dates".
It has been bottled at its cask strength
of 50.8% ABV, non chill filtered and
without added colour.
Reflecting on the exclusive release,
Walker comments: "When we first unveiled
our 30-year-old Cask Strength annual
release last year, we were completely
overwhelmed and humbled by the immensely
positive response from whisky fans
around the world. This fuelled me with
great enthusiasm to get underway with
the next batch, endeavouring to raise
the bar even higher with this
instalment.
"We’re delighted to present the second
batch of our eldest core release,
delivering a bold and complex
organoleptic profile truly
representative of our house style and
where we are taking The GlenAllachie
Distillery."
The GlenAllachie 30 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 2 will be available from specialist online whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop
and
Master of Malt
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The GlenAllachie 30 Year Old Batch 2 Review
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Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Colour:
Rich Mahogany.
Nose:
Bursting with heather honey, sultanas
and mocha, followed by waves of
cinnamon, coconut shavings and dried
fruits.
Taste:
Lashings of dark chocolate, figs and
orange zest, with hints of treacle,
raisins and cinnamon, with nutmeg on the
finish.
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