Glenallachie 1989 18 Year Old

Glenallachie 5 Year Old 2012

The distillery was built in 1967 and for decades produced exclusively for the blenders. Only in 2005 was it launched as a single malt! But in 2017 the distillery was taken over by Billy Walker (who had just sold BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh) and rechristened it GlenAllachie. Billy and his team are working very hard to put this malt on...

Score 86/100

Glenallachie 38 Year Old 1972 Old Malt Cask

For my birthday I got this sample pressed into my hand by Steven from Art Malts. On the bottle was a label that only said 'Happy Bday'. He didn't want to reveal what it was. I had to taste it first. Okay, then. Only after I sent him my tasting notes did he want to reveal what was in my glass. In any case, I was already nailed to the ground when...

Score 90/100

Glenallachie 12 Year Old

Glenallachie was relaunched by the famous Billy Walker back in 2017-2018. Walker gained international acclaim for the work he did with the Glendronach and BenRiach brands. Glenallachie's flagship 12 year offering is matured in a mixture of virgin oak, oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. That much wine maturation raises some flags for me...

Score 86/100

Glenallachie 15 Year Old

This is my first Glenallachie. Been meaning to grab a bottle for a while. Due essentially to Ralfy constantly banging on about it. When they brought out a sherry cask 15 year old I asked my wife to get me a bottle for my birthday in November. I'm not a huge fan of Sherry Bombs but I like to have at least one bottle in my cabinet at any one time...

Score 86/100