£199.00
GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERY 11yo 'Year of the Snake'
Glenallachie 11 Years Old Year of the Snake is a limited-edition Speyside single malt from Glenallachie, bottled for the Asian market in celebration of Lunar New Year 2025. This rare multi-wood finish expression has been created by Master Distiller Billy Walker to mark the auspicious Year of the Snake. The single malt matured in premium Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks from Spain, as well as toasted and charred virgin oak barrels. The result is an indulgent dram with a distinctive character. Aromas of orange peel, rich chocolate and caramelised ginger are complemented by bursts of honeysuckle, buttercream and brandied dark cherries. On the palate, butterscotch, grilled honeycomb and brandy snaps are followed by blood orange, poached pears and cinnamon butter, with crystallised ginger and chocolate gâteau. Glenallachie 11 Years Old Year of the Snake comes in a bespoke carton that features an eye-catching, hand-drawn illustration with gold foil and embossed detail.
GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERY 11yo 'Year of the Snake'
One of the results of the US-fuelled 1960s whisky boom, GlenAllachie was built in 1967 by Scottish & Newcastle Breweries’ distilling subsidiary, Mackinlays. It is notable for being one of the distilleries designed by William Delmé-Evans who was also behind Macduff, Tullibardine and Jura.
In 1985, Mackinlays became part of own-label specialist Invergordon Distillers which flipped Glenallachie to Campbell Distillers/Pernod Ricard four years later, during most of which it had been mothballed.
It has only very rarely been seen as a single malt bottling – most notably as part of Chivas Brothers’ Cask Strength series.
In July 2017, it was announced that Chivas Brothers had agreed to sell GlenAllachie to The GlenAllachie Distillers Company, operated by former BenRiach MD Billy Walker, ex-Inver House Distillers MD Graham Stevenson and Trisha Savage. A capital ‘A’ was added to the distillery name, in keeping with the changes Walker made to BenRiach and GlenDronach under his stewardship.
The new owners are in the process of relaunching GlenAllachie as a distillery known for its ‘big’, fruity malt whisky. Six single cask bottlings were released in April 2018, with GlenAllachie’s first core range of single malts set for launch in June 2018.
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 12 × 40 × 12 cm |
