Glenallachie 9 Year Old 2000 Provenance Douglas Laing

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

Glenallachie The GlenAllachie Aged 15 Years

Ah - this is a distillery I don't think I've ever tried before! How exciting! Although the branding and single malt releases are relatively new, this Speyside distillery was established in 1967 by a subsidiary of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries. The vast, vast majority of output has always been dumped into blends, save for some IBs. But since...

Score 84/100

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 7 Year Old 2014 for MMM

For our third release in the Mythical Series, Manny and I selected a young GlenAllachie that was distilled in 2014 and aged for 7 years on a very special cask: a madeira hogshead. Madeira is a fortified, long-life wine from the Portuguese island of the same name and is produced from the Tinta Negra grape (a variant of the Pinot Noir). The...

Score 87/100