Glenallachie 12 Years
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21447 | |
GlenAllachie | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
12 Years | |
46% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Oak:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Banana:
Plum:
Malt:
Berries:
Nuts:
Herb:
Grape:
Fig:
Cherry:
Pear:
Chocolate:
Peach:
Dark Chocolate:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Herbs:
Peat Smoke:
Almonds:
Alcohol:
Blackberry:
Cake:
Orange:
Pineapple:
Apple:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon:
Heather:
Leather:
Floral:
Green Apple:
Date:
Ginger:
Tobacco:
Black Currant:
Hazelnut:
Mint:
Wheat:
Coconut:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Walnut:
Clove:
Lime:
Red Currant:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Malt:
Herb:
Banana:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Dark Chocolate:
Berries:
Oil:
Herbs:
Plum:
Almonds:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Cinnamon:
Date:
Peat Smoke:
Heather:
Blackberry:
Barley:
Grape:
Orange:
Chili:
Cake:
Mint:
Fig:
Pear:
Cherry:
Strawberry:
Peach:
Pepper:
Nutmeg:
Floral:
Kiwi:
Apple:
Clove:
Hazelnut:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Tropical Fruit:
Red Currant:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Maritime Notes:
Lemon:
Green Apple:
Walnut:
Coconut:
Salt:
Leather:
Finish
Sherry:
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Herb:
Nuts:
Malt:
Dark Chocolate:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Honey:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Almonds:
Heather:
Cinnamon:
Fig:
Alcohol:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Cake:
Berries:
Banana:
Orange:
Chili:
Barley:
Cherry:
Ginger:
Grape:
Apple:
Wheat:
Plum:
Peach:
Maritime Notes:
Anis:
Walnut:
Leather:
Tobacco:
Date:
Hazelnut:
Clove:
Seaweed:
Grapefruit:
Blackberry:
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All tasting notes
When Billy Walker said in an interview that 'running GlenAllachie is fun', he caught my interest. Can you have a better motivation? With its selection of PX, Oloroso and virgin casks, the 12-year-old expression offers a busy nose. Fruity acidity, butterscotch and shortbread are followed by cinnamon, clay and fresh mint. Full-bodied, peppery and slightly mineral, the taste features banana, sage and hints of mocha. After Eight, orange zest and jelly babies accompany the cask-dominated finish. There are no shortcuts to quality, and this malt is ticking all the boxes.
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 86 pts
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 86 pts
17. Aug 2018
Nosing:
Orange peel, vanilla custard and dried fruits. Takes a little time in the glass to open up. If you add just a drop of water the sweetness really comes forward.
Taste:
Starts sweet and honeyed. Transitions into a slightly sour/bitter orange oil flavour. With oak coming through at the end.
Finish:
Medium lingering oak spiciness and white pepper. Drying
Comment:
I bought this as a pair with the batch 1 10 year old, and out of the two, I think I prefer the 10 year old a little more. Don't get me wrong, they're both very good, this one especially considering the price. You don't see a lot of 12 year old malts with this quality. The nose is great, but on the palate it's just not my favourite, I'm not a fan of that bitter aspect when neat (even if it is fairly restrained). Worth checking out though, very good stuff overall. At its best with just a drop of water added.
Orange peel, vanilla custard and dried fruits. Takes a little time in the glass to open up. If you add just a drop of water the sweetness really comes forward.
Taste:
Starts sweet and honeyed. Transitions into a slightly sour/bitter orange oil flavour. With oak coming through at the end.
Finish:
Medium lingering oak spiciness and white pepper. Drying
Comment:
I bought this as a pair with the batch 1 10 year old, and out of the two, I think I prefer the 10 year old a little more. Don't get me wrong, they're both very good, this one especially considering the price. You don't see a lot of 12 year old malts with this quality. The nose is great, but on the palate it's just not my favourite, I'm not a fan of that bitter aspect when neat (even if it is fairly restrained). Worth checking out though, very good stuff overall. At its best with just a drop of water added.