Distillery

GlenAllachie whiskies

GlenAllachie is a Speyside distillery near Aberlour, at the foot of Ben Rinnes. It was built at the end of the 1960s to supply blends, and for decades its malt was almost unknown. Since the end of the 2010s it has been run by an independent group led by Billy Walker, a Scotch whisky veteran, and it has become one of the most talked-about houses in the region for its rich, wood-forward malts.

Founded
1967
Owner
The GlenAllachie Distillers
Origin
Speyside, Scotland
In the catalogue
2 whiskies

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2 whiskies

Guide to GlenAllachie

History

GlenAllachie was designed by a well-known distillery architect for a blending company, and began distilling at the end of the 1960s. For almost fifty years its production went into the blends of several groups, the last of them Pernod Ricard, and it was hardly ever bottled under its own name. In 2017 Billy Walker, who had previously relaunched BenRiach and GlenDronach, bought it with other partners. Since then the house has opted for long fermentations, bottlings without chill filtration and at a good strength, and a wide variety of sherry, wine and virgin oak casks.

House style

GlenAllachie’s style is rich and full-bodied, with plenty of cask influence: dried fruit, raisins, chocolate, spice, honey and vanilla. The house combines oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks with virgin oak and wine casks, and the spirit has Speyside’s fruity base. It is bottled at a good strength and without added colouring. It is an indulgent Speyside, very different from the region’s light style.

Average flavour profile of its 2 whiskies in the catalogue

Sweet
3.0
Fresh fruit
1.5
Ripe and dried fruit
3.8
Floral and herbal
0.5
Cereal and malt
1.5
Vanilla and creamy
1.3
Oak
2.3
Spicy
2.5
Toasted
2.0
Smoky
0.0
Maritime
0.0
Body and intensity
3.3

Where to start

GlenAllachie 12 Year Old is the way in: rich, with sherry and spice, and very intense for its age. If you like it, the 15-year-old adds more time in sherry casks and gains depth, with more chocolate and dried fruit. Both are good options if you enjoy sweet, powerful whiskies. Drink them neat or with a few drops of water.

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