£995.00
GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERY 30yo Batch No.3
Batch 3 a limited release of just 2,400 bottles worldwide, follows on from Batch 1 and Batch 2 and again has been beautifully presented in luxurious royal blue packaging with gold foil details. This third iteration unites outstanding casks of single malt from Speyside that are more than thirty years old, with some dating back to early 90’s. This highly anticipated annual release has been expertly crafted by Master Blender Billy Walker from a combination of Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso Sherry hogsheads and includes several American virgin oak casks.
This rare Scotch whisky is said to “embody Sherry-matured indulgence“, boasts a flavour profile that encompasses sophisticated waves of rich espresso, chocolate-covered hazelnuts, grated ginger and stewed plums. The single malt’s distinctively elegant flavour was preserved through expert blending by Billy Walker and has been bottled at natural cask strength of 48.9% ABV— without any artificial colouring or chill-filtering.
Billy Walker Comments
“The GlenAllachie team and I are thrilled to bring the next batch of our oldest core expression to market,”
“Bottlings like this unequivocally demonstrate that patience and perseverance pay off in whisky making. “Our heather honey-forward distillate stands up well to ageing in rich Sherry wood, and the casks selected for this bottling certainly showcase this incredible union. Expect a refined whisky that exudes notes of rich cocoa, orange zest, honeycomb and cinnamon – a true delight.”
GLENALLACHIE DISTILLERY 30yo Batch No.3
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 | 3 kg |
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Dimensions | 12 × 40 × 12 cm |