Glenallachie distillery was built by Mackinlays in 1967 to meet the demands of its blends following an upturn in sales in the US. In its short history it has passed through the hands of Invergordon Distillers and Pernod-Ricard. During this period the focus was always on the provision of blends, with over 20 years between the first Mackinlay’s distillery bottlings of its single malt and the next official release from Chivas Brothers in 2005. Now in the hands of Billy Walker, Glenallachie is finally being pushed as an increasingly popular single malt brand since 2017.
Glenallachie 2009 11 Year Old Grattamacco Red Wine #5000 Aged 11 Years 58.3%
Glenallachie’s fourth series of single cask releases continue the distillery’s intriguing wood experimentation. This whisky was distilled in 2009 and spent a secondary maturation in a Grattamacco red wine barrique from Tuscany, Italy. Imparting notes of toffee, cocoa and ginger, this cask was bottled at cask strength producing 302 bottles only.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Waves of heather honey, toffee and cocoa, with peaches, almonds, orange zest and nutmeg.
Palate: Layers of toffee, heather honey, cocoa and peaches, fused with red berries, ginger and nutmeg.
