Glenallachie 12 Year Old 2008 (Signatory Cask Strength Collection)

(Good Spirits Co. Glasgow – Virtual Whisky Tasting, 09 April 2021). Nose: Acetone, wood/furniture polish, dark Demerara sugar syrup, ginger snaps, dried fruit Palate: Dates, dried fig, raisins, dark chocolate, baking spices, nutty. Sweet & syrupy. Finish: Long finish. Dark chocolate, spice and ginger. Concentrated and warm. This is a great dram. Chewy and syrupy with loads of dark caramel, wood and vanilla, backed-up with some wonderful dried fruit notes. Water opens up more of the dried fruit notes and adds more spice - allspice, cinnamon and clove. Bottled in January 2021 1st fill Oloroso sherry butt 1 of 626 bottles Came 2nd out of the six drams, with 19% of the final vote for favourite of the night. 88% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky. This received my vote for favourite of the tasting.