Glenallachie 35 Year Old Sherry Cask Speciality Drinks

Glenallachie 38 Year Old 1972 Old Malt Cask

For my birthday I got this sample pressed into my hand by Steven from Art Malts. On the bottle was a label that only said 'Happy Bday'. He didn't want to reveal what it was. I had to taste it first. Okay, then. Only after I sent him my tasting notes did he want to reveal what was in my glass. In any case, I was already nailed to the ground when...

Score 90/100

Glenallachie 16 Year Old Malts of Scotland

Glenallachie is a whisky I’ve never tasted before. The distillery is situated near Aberlour and was founded in 1967. The architect was William Delmé-Evans, also known for designing Tullibardine and Isle of Jura. Just like Allt-A-Bhaine (another noble unknown), this is now property of Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard). And just like Allt-A-Bhaine,...

Score 79/100

Glenallachie 5 Year Old 2012

The distillery was built in 1967 and for decades produced exclusively for the blenders. Only in 2005 was it launched as a single malt! But in 2017 the distillery was taken over by Billy Walker (who had just sold BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh) and rechristened it GlenAllachie. Billy and his team are working very hard to put this malt on...

Score 86/100

Glenallachie 1999 14 YO Gordon & MacPhail

The reviewed bottle was aged in a refill bourbon barrel. The reviewed bottle was sampled with the bottle newly opened and then 8 days later. There was no noticeable difference in the flavours over this period of time Nose: high-pitched lemon citrus, mild malt, a little apple and pear; pleasant, but unremarkable Taste: fabulous sweet and sour lemon...

Score 88/100