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10th November 2022 |
Review of the
final instalment in the Billy Walker
50th Anniversary Past, Present & Future
Series, this final release is the first
ever peated whisky from GlenAllachie –
The GlenAllachie Future Edition 4 Year
Old Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky and
it is a young delicious big peaty
pleasure!
 The
GlenAllachie Distillers Company has
concluded the popular Billy Walker 50th
Anniversary Past, Present & Future
Series by releasing the final instalment
in the series, this final bottling is
also an insight into what is to to come
from the Speyside distillery in
the future, it is the first ever peated
whisky – The GlenAllachie Future Edition
4 Year Old Peated Single Malt Scotch
Whisky.
The celebratory series launched in May
to pay tribute to foremost whisky maker
Billy Walker’s extraordinary
50-year-long stint in the Scotch whisky
industry. Each instalment in the trilogy
has been carefully selected to reflect a
key milestone in the expert blender’s
career.
The Future Edition is a young and punchy
4 year old peated single malt, and it
offers whisky enthusiasts the chance to
sip and speculate on possible subsequent
bottlings from The GlenAllachie
Distillery following Walker’s takeover
in 2017.
The historic release represents the
first whisky bottled by the distillery
to have been created under Walker and
impacted by his production
modifications. These include an 80%
production drop, which allows for
greater supervision throughout the
maturation journey, and facilitates an
increase in fermentation duration to 160
hours creating an ester-rich spirit with
thicker mouthfeel.
Since spearheading The GlenAllachie,
Walker began producing peated spirit for
around six weeks annually to diversify
the distillery’s offering and unleash
new opportunities for innovation and
experimentation.
Matured in former Rye and Bourbon
barrels, as well as virgin oak casks,
the feisty 4 year old Scotch whisky
selected for The Future Edition remained
under careful supervision within one of
the distillery’s 16 on-site warehouses
in Speyside.
Made with mainland peat from St Fergus,
the flavour contribution is sweeter with
distinguishing oaky tones in contrast to
the more medicinal or maritime notes
anticipated of a coastal peat.
The barley was kilned to 80ppm (parts
per million) offering up distinctive
smoky yet sweet flavour characteristics:
smouldering oak, cinnamon apples and
chocolate-covered hazelnuts, alongside
puffs of earthy peat smoke.
Reflecting on this pivotal bottling,
Walker said: "It’s beyond exciting to
release our very own whisky distilled
since we took over this hidden gem of a
distillery in 2017. I eagerly await the
reaction amongst whisky fans to this
first glimpse at both our own
distillate, and our peated work. The
response will unquestionably influence
where we take things next.
"The timing of the launch is apt as we
celebrate our fifth anniversary of
ownership next month. We are so very
fortunate to be steering this great
distillery into the future. I think the
best is yet to come."
The Future Edition joins the two other
expressions in the range; The Past
Edition, a 16 Year Old 100% Sherry
Matured single malt released in May, and
The Present Edition, a 16 Year Old
Mizunara Virgin Oak Finish, announced in
July.
The GlenAllachie Billy Walker 50th
Anniversary Future Edition 4 Year Old
Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky has
been bottled at 60.2% ABV, it is
naturally coloured, non-chill-filtered
and has an RRP of £80. it is a limited
release of only 10,000 bottles and is
available from specialist online whisky
shops such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of
Malt
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The GlenAllachie Future Edition 4 Year Old Peated Review
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Bottled at 60.2% ABV, naturally
coloured, non-chill-filtered, a limited
release of only 10,000 bottles.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
A vanilla and honey mix infused with a
lovely sweet bonfire peat smoke. A
little pear, salted toffee and cinnamon
lurks in the background.
Taste:
Sugar charged peat smoke and peaty oils
fills and coats every corner of the
mouth, the taste pleasure is further
enhanced by the pear, salted vanilla
toffee and cinnamon from the nose and
all with a lovely spicy oak edge.
Finish:
A lovely long lingering finish where sugary sweet bonfire peat
smoke infused with vanilla toffee takes
on a vibrant oak spice boost before slowly fading,
the mildly drying oak spice hangs in there
for an age.
Comment:
Loved it! A young delicious big peaty
pleasure, I have said before, some of
the best peated whiskies are best served
young and this is amongst some of the
best. The sugar charged peat is an
absolute delight. Things really are
looking good for the future from
GlenAllachie, grab a bottle before it is
too late.
SMW Score
93/100
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