Glenallachie 12 Years
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21447 | |
GlenAllachie | |
Scotland, Speyside | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
12 Years | |
46% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
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Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Oak:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Spices:
Banana:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Plum:
Berries:
Nuts:
Grape:
Fig:
Herb:
Pear:
Cherry:
Peach:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Cake:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Coffee:
Blackberry:
Lemon:
Pineapple:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Date:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Green Apple:
Floral:
Ginger:
Leather:
Black Currant:
Hazelnut:
Mint:
Wheat:
Lime:
Tropical Fruit:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Clove:
Tobacco:
Red Currant:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Malt:
Banana:
Herb:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Herbs:
Berries:
Plum:
Dark Chocolate:
Almonds:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Barley:
Heather:
Alcohol:
Blackberry:
Peat Smoke:
Date:
Orange:
Chili:
Fig:
Mint:
Grape:
Cake:
Cherry:
Peach:
Pear:
Pepper:
Strawberry:
Wheat:
Apple:
Nutmeg:
Tropical Fruit:
Kiwi:
Clove:
Hazelnut:
Floral:
Ginger:
Walnut:
Leather:
Green Apple:
Lemon:
Pineapple:
Lemon Peel:
Red Currant:
Coconut:
Finish
Sherry:
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Herb:
Nuts:
Malt:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Honey:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Heather:
Almonds:
Fig:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Alcohol:
Pepper:
Chili:
Berries:
Cherry:
Orange:
Banana:
Barley:
Cake:
Plum:
Wheat:
Grape:
Apple:
Ginger:
Maritime Notes:
Tobacco:
Walnut:
Anis:
Grapefruit:
Seaweed:
Leather:
Hazelnut:
Peach:
Date:
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
![TheGreatMothra](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
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 Orange](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Fruit_-_Orange_78b8462c40.png)
![Vanilla Vanilla](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/e/csm_Sweet_-_Vanilla_e272485da7.png)
![Dried Fruit Dried Fruit](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_Sweet_-_DriedFruit_45f3a3feb0.png)
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:
![Sherry Sherry](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Sherry_d298d43b62.png)
![Honey Honey](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/5/csm_Sweet_-_Honey_a7a4e7e5b4.png)
![Dried Fruit Dried Fruit](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_Sweet_-_DriedFruit_45f3a3feb0.png)
![Orange Orange](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_Fruit_-_Orange_78b8462c40.png)
![Oak Oak](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
Starts sweet and honeyed. Transitions into a slightly sour/bitter orange oil flavour. With oak coming through at the end.
Finish:
![Oak Oak](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
![Spices Spices](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Spices_453a4300b0.png)
![Pepper Pepper](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Pepper_e4f81c79f6.png)
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.