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27th April 2022 |
The
GlenAllachie add a 8 Year Old expression
to their core line-up, a creative
marriage of spirit aged in Pedro Ximénez
and Oloroso Sherry puncheons, along with
virgin oak casks and red wine
barriques.
 The
GlenAllachie 8 Year Old is a new
permanent addition to the
distillery's core range.
This new young dram is the creative work of Billy
Walker who is renowned for his
exceptional wood management and blending
skills, and who this year celebrates
reaching his 50th year in Scotch whisky.
To create The GlenAllachie 8 Year Old
Billy has hand selected and married together
spirit aged in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso
Sherry puncheons, along with virgin oak
casks and red wine barriques.
This new GlenAllachie 8 Year Old follows
in the footsteps of highly successful
younger releases from the distillery, such as The
GlenAllachie 10 Year Old which was
recently named
World’s Best Single Malt at the World
Whiskies Awards 2021, and having now
tasted the new 8 Year Old myself I can
say Billy has put together another
outstanding dram and it is great to see
that it will be an ongoing, accessibly
priced (UK RRSP £42.50) addition to The
GlenAllachie core
range.
The GlenAllachie 8 Year Old is bottled
at 46% ABV and as you would expect for
the full natural flavour experience it
is non chill filtered and naturally
coloured.
You will find it available from specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of Malt
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The GlenAllachie 8 Year Old Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Demerara sweetened raisin and sultana
intertwined with honey and caramel, a
little sugared almond and ginger lurks
enticingly in the background.
Taste:
Delicious sweet treacle toffee
accompanied by some luscious dark
sherried fruit, a delicious mix of fresh
and burnt raisins and sultanas, lead,
not far behind is a touch of orange and
dry ginger, a wee touch of oaky vanilla
and coffee also breaks through from
behind the lovely dark fruit, some late
ripe cherry and cinnamon.
Finish:
The sugared almonds are back with a
wee bit of a milk chocolate coated puff candy and coffee edge,
the ginger and cinnamon peak before
slowly bowing out with the dark fruits
to leave some gentle slightly drying
oak spice and a wee touch of
liquorice.
Comment: A deliciously juicy
sherried dram that does not disappoint,
there are some top quality sherry and
wine casks at play here for this young
whisky and the virgin oak brings a nice
touch of spice, a very
well put together whisky and another
cracking whisky from Billy Walker. It is
delicious from the nose to the lovely
long finish, hence the big score for the
young sherried dram and a very
welcome new addition to The GlenAllachie
core range.
SMW Score 91/100
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