The GlenAllachie 12 years Old Sauternes Wine Cask Finish

I have declared myself to be a GlenAllachie lover, specially since the Master Billy Walker took the distillery and made it an award-winning machine. Having said that, this is one of three "wine cask series" that GlenAllachie has released, the other two were excelent, the Grattamaco and the Rioja cask finish. This time, the Sauternes cask finish was the one i tasted to complete my set of reviews on this new collection. Bottled at 48%abv, golden color. On the nose, it is a little dim and not so easy to analyze. Stewed apples. Mashed apples; thick vanilla. There is a slight aromatic smoke somewhere. Fondant that feels like it is on the last day before going bad. After a first sip, it released aromas of pineapple pie, vanilla syrup, cinammon and honey. On the palate, it is sweet and easy to drink; not very complex though. Yellow apples, pineapple heart, apple pie and dim cinammon. Its exactly like a pie. Honey and peaches. Aftertaste is in a different rythm, it doesn't follow the nose nor the palate. Mild spiciness, Mashed apples; very Grassy / hay. Earthy Lots of very "farmy" hay. Hints of honey. Overall, this wasn't near as good as the other two expressions of the same "wine cask finishes" collection. It is dim, a little rough, not very clean when delivering the aroma and tasting notes and dissonant. I really expected something a lot better. It is not bad, just not memorable. My score for it is 76 over 100.

Nez de raisins secs avec un botrytis encore perceptible, un poiré de glace aussi apparaît avec un miel floral, notes de cidre de pomme, donc un nez bien complexe. En bouche, un bois sec prend le contrôle dans une texture soyeuse pas trop grasse, moins sucrée que le Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or. La finale est de longueur moyenne, est un peu amère et surtout boisée. Donc le sauternes est surtout présent au nez et au début de la gorgée, réapparaissant peut-être en gâteau à la vanille à la fin.

버번과 쉐리, 버진 오크를 사용한 일반 12년보다는 확실히 소테른을 사용해서 좀 더 달콤한 느낌이 강해졌다. 색과 향은 일반 12y에 미치지 못하지만, 꾸덕한 베리가 아닌 화사한 귀부와인 스타일의 달콤함이 파고드는 맛이 있다. 피니시는 도찐개찐으로 여운이 짧다고 봐야겠다. 알콜도 48도로 좀 더 느껴진다

2008 Sweet