In my third ttip to Scotland i finally arrived to one of the best distilleries in Speyside, the one controled and owned by the legend itself: Billy Walker. The GlenAllachie, which is the gaelic word for "Valley of The Rocks", Is a very good looking place, where some heavily sherried speyside whiskies are made. I believe most people just loved their 10yo Cask Strength and the 12yo which is almost purple in color. Now it is the time to try one of their youngest expressions: The 8 year old. Bottled at 46%abv. On the nose, this is a breakfast: Honey, granola, macadamia nuts, hay, pecans. Grassy. After a first sip it released a note of and old orange peel. On the palate, three notes, but everything well delivered and tasty. Old raisins, fruitspice and honeycomb. Aftertaste is where some youngness is felt, but this is so well crafted that it hids behind a nice hay and tobacco leaf note. Dry. Overall, for an 8yo, this is very good. The 46%abv is important to give the whisky drinker a nice experience, but that was also risky since this is a young dram. Luckily for GlenAllachie, the casks used seem to be absolutley amazing, which is Billy Walker's speciality. Totally recommended, my score for it is 88 over 100.
About this bottle
This is an unpeated single malt that is matured for at least 8 years in a combination of Pedro Ximénez (PX) sherry casks, Oloroso sherry casks, virgin oak, and ex-red wine casks. It is bottled non-chill filtered at 46% ABV.
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Oloroso, Pedro Ximenez, virgen y vino. Caramelo claro natural. Canela, pasas de uva blanca, durazno, algo de café, limón. Amaderado. Luego chocolate blanco. En boca untuoso, ligero, cítrico, ligera naranja, chocolatoso. Final corto pero intenso. Complejo teniendo en cuenta el precio.
Caramelo claro cobrizo. En nariz pasa de durazno. Chocolate blanco. Cáscara de naranja. Almendra tostada. En boca alcohólico, pero maduro, compota, pasa de uva blanca. Pimienta blanca. Gran cuerpo. Seco que predomina en un final largo.
Nose is the rioja wine, and sweet slightly purfumy. A surprising softness to the palate at 46% and only 8years. Pleasant with the combination of ask play, maybe a bit too many different casks but solid.a nice spicy
En nariz seco, amaderado, achocolatado, ahumado ligero. En boca seco, con picor. Buen cuerpo caramelizado. Final corto. Simple pero bueno.
Great mouth feel. Sweet and buttery. Carmelishous. Easy to sit back and sip on.
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