THE GLENALLACHIE GROWS ITS CORE RANGE TO INCLUDE A 15 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT WHISKY 

The new 15 year old whisky is described by Master Distiller Billy Walker as the perfect representation of the Speyside distillery’s DNA

The GlenAllachie Distillery is extending its multi award-winning core range of single malt whiskies to include a 15-year-old expression.

The new GlenAllachie 15 year old, which is now being rolled out across UK and international markets, is described by Master Distiller Billy Walker as the perfect representation of the distillery’s DNA. He believes the 15 year old is an exceptional balance of the distillery’s spirit and the influence of the Sherry casks used during maturation.

Two types of Sherry casks – Pedro Ximenez (PX) and Oloroso puncheons and hogsheads – were used during maturation. They were chosen to deliver depth and finish to the whisky, and to add notes that enhance the distinctive butterscotch and chocolate flavours of The GlenAllachie spirit.

The GlenAllachie 15 year old (RRP £62.99, bottled at 46%) joins the 10 year old Cask Strength; 12 year old; 18 year old; and 25 year old in The GlenAllachie’s core range which was first launched in 2018.

Walker said: “I’ve been working on our 15 year old release since we acquired GlenAllachie back in October 2017. In that time I’ve been intimately following the development of the various casks and I believe the 15 year old is the perfect balance of distillery and cask influence.”

He added: “For this 15 year old, I chose PX and Oloroso puncheons and hogsheads to deliver complete depth and finish. This whisky is rich in sweet spices, raisins and butterscotch, with waves of banana, orange peel and dark chocolate. The extra years the whisky spent maturing in the sherry wood casks extends the flavour further.

“I’m delighted to add this to our core range, it absolutely represents the DNA and personality of The GlenAllachie now and going forward. We work with a variety of casks although as we move forward you will see sherry wood influence coming to the fore.”

The introduction of the 15 year old to the core range is another major milestone for The GlenAllachie since Walker took over the Speyside distillery in 2017.

In July, the distillery revealed its first Wood Finish range, which comprises three expressions. In May, the distillery unveiled its visitor centre and shop, welcoming visitors to the distillery for the first time since it was built in 1967.

In 2018, The GlenAllachie also released a series of single cask whiskies, launched the MacNair’s Lum Reek range of peated Blended Malts, and a 50^th anniversary bottling to mark the 50^th anniversary of the distillery’s maiden production run on February 17^th 1968.

Along the way, the GlenAllachie’s whisky has been recognised with many awards including four Gold medals for its 10 year old; a Gold for the 12 year old at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition; and a Double Gold medal for the 18 year old, also at the San Francisco World Spirits competition.

The MacNair’s Lum Reek range has also earned several awards since its launch, including a Double Gold for the 21 year old at the San Francisco World Spirits competition.

Further information on the distillery and company can be found at www.theglenallachie.com

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TASTING NOTES

Colour

Sunset bronze

Nose

Overflowing with raisins, butterscotch and sweet spices.

Taste

The rainbow of sweet spices, raisins and butterscotch develops to banana, orange peel and dark chocolate.

Scottish Whisky Awards Announce
Sell Out Success

The new national competition to promote the business of Scotch whisky at home and abroad has announced that its inaugural event has sold out.

Over 400 leaders from the Scotch whisky industry will gather at the Scottish Whisky Awards dinner which takes place in Edinburgh in a few weeks’ time.  The programme which launched earlier this year attracted entries from 52 companies, including 38 distilleries and 110 scotch whiskies.

The awards recognise business performance as well as taste following a blind tasting competition judged by 32 whisky experts from the UK, Europe and Asia…

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FRENCH OAK
SINGLE CASK TD0288

Our latest cask of French Oak Single Cask Single Malt Whisky is finally ready for release, exclusively to our mailing list members.

Aged for ten years and eleven months in a 300 litre, French oak first fill ex-tawny cask, TD0288 is a classic example of the Sullivans Cove French Oak style, with notes of burnt toffee, cherry blossom, orange peel, dried fruits and cocoa, all backed up by the unmistakeable maltiness of Tasmanian barley.

This whisky has also been bottled completely unflocked and unfiltered so you can enjoy it in its perfectly natural state. French Oak TD0288 marks the start of a new era for Sullivans Cove as all of our single cask whiskies will be unflocked from now on. Read on below to hear more about this exciting improvement to our production methods.

TD0288 is also the first whisky released in our new and improved presentation box!

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This year Sullivans Cove is moving away from any form of flocking or filtration for our single cask whiskies.

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GlenAllachie 15 Year Old

Going on two years since Billy Walker and his team took over the distillery, they now have a new dram to add to their impressive core range of malts. Said to be the ‘Jewel in the crown’, Billy Walker has crafted this new expression from a combination of Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons and hogsheads.

Bottled at 46% vol, official tasting notes describe the palate as ‘raisins and butterscotch develops to banana, orange peel and dark chocolate’ – sounds delightful!

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The contribution of one of the most accomplished scientific and technical advisers to the whisky industry is to be recognised with a new annual award as part of the Scottish Whisky Awards annual celebrations….

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Infrequent Flyers

Alistair Walker Whisky Company

Alistair is the son of former GlenDronach owner Billy Walker, he didn’t follow his fathers footsteps to GlenAllachie, nope, Alistair has started his own Whisky Company. This range of 9 single casks is the first batch of releases.

There’s more on the website – from Fettercairn to Loch Lomond, don’t delay, this range has fantastic labels, but even better – has amazing spirit within!

2008 Kavalan Solist “Sherry Cask – K&L Exclusive” Cask Strength Single Barrel Taiwanese Single Malt Whisky (750ml) $209.99 View

The spectacular Kavalan Sherry Cask “Solist” has become harder and harder to get. The importer used to bring samples by once or twice a year and we’d get to pick one and pray it showed up, but now they’ve got a number of other flavors they’re focusing on and the incredibly delicious Sherry Cask, their most highly regarded regular release, has become extremely limited. That’s why we were absolutely flabergasted to find that an entire cask of Solist Sherry (Solist is the international name for the cask strength single barrels and the name does not appear on the label) had been sitting in the importers warehouse for several years. We got our hands on a sample and fell in love. This wild cask of Kavalan was distilled way back in 2008 and bottled almost 5 years ago. It’s been sitting in the warehouse while our single barrels have come and gone. We’re not sure if this cask was partially sold into other markets, but we bought all 40 cases left. While that might seem like a lot, we typically get 80+ out of a sherry butt. Due to the incredible scarcity and allocated nature of this product, we don’t expect it to last very long. The style here is sweeter and rounder than some of the hardcore tannic versions we’ve had in the past. Deep fruit compote, bold exotic spices and roasted hazelnuts coupled with a rich chewy texture that’s become the hallmark of this exceptional bottling.