Glenallachie Sinteis Series Part IV – 2015 Mongolian Virgin Oak, PX and Oloroso Cask Matured – The Whisky Shop News
Glenallachie Sinteis Series Part IV – 2015 Mongolian Virgin Oak, PX and Oloroso Cask Matured
The Sinteis series – Gaelic for ‘synthesis’ – captures Glenallachie’s passion for boundary-pushing maturation techniques, combining the distillery’s signature sherry cask maturation with the complex influence of different virgin oak species.
Where previous editions have combined two separately matured whiskies, Part IV takes a slightly different approach, marrying spirits matured in Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry casks together in Mongolian virgin oak. Casks made from Mongolian oak are incredibly rare: the wood requires over a century to mature, and only naturally felled trees can be harvested. Dense and fine-grained, it imparts delicate notes of light caramel, honeysuckle and spice, layering beautifully with the rich influence of the sherry casks.
Glenallachie proudly present this limited bottling at cask strength of 58.5% abv, free from artificial colour or chill filtration.
Butterscotch and breakfast pastries on the nose, with boozy orchard fruits, cocoa, cinnamon and candied ginger. Hazelnut praline, fig jam and earthy honey join more warming baking spices and a rich waft of vanilla on the creamy palate, with spiced roast orange and bittersweet chocolate on the finish.
