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18th July 2024 |
Review of the
new GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Oloroso
Sherry Cask Finish, an outstanding
example of how a good single malt
finished in a quality sherry cask can
create such a deliciously tasty dram,
and it shows just why Oloroso sherry
butts are so widely used in the whisky
industry.
 The
GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Oloroso 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.
Oloroso, the darkest dry Sherry style is
subjected to extensive oxidative ageing
and is renowned for its pronounced
nutty, dried fruit qualities.
The final period of maturation in former
Oloroso sherry butts 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
and toffee infused with sweet raisin,
apricot and almond. Some distant pepper.
Taste: Smooth,
deliciously rich and vibrant. Burnt
sweet raisins and apricot arrives with a
wee bit of a dark chocolate edge, rich
butterscotch, toasted almond, a lovely touch of
a zesty orange & lemon mix, some oak and
ginger adds a bit of spice to the
flavour party in the mouth. A wee touch
of late pepper.
Finish: A deliciously long finish, dried
sweet sherried fruits just cling to the
mouth for an age, eventually bowing out
leaving some lovely peppery sweet oak
spice to have the final word..
Comment:
An outstanding example of how a good
single malt finished in a quality sherry
cask can create such a deliciously tasty
dram, and it shows just why Oloroso
sherry butts are so widely used in the
whisky industry. If you you want to
educate yourself on the differences
between different types of sherried
whiskies then work your way through this
series or if you simply enjoy a quality
sherried dram again work your way
through this series. Cheers to Billy
Walker for coming up with the idea of
this series and creating (so far) 3 of 6
top quality sherry finished drams. And
they wont break the bank at £60 each.
Looking forward to the next 3 releases
in the collection.
SMW Whisky Score
94/100
You will find The GlenAllachie Sherry
cask-finished Wood Collection whiskies available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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