The GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Douro Valley Wine Cask Finish (700ml)
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Spirit Type
Whisk(e)y Learn More
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Spirit Category
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Size
700ml
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Country
Scotland
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Region
Speyside
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Sub-Region
Banffshire
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Tasting Notes
Baking SpiceCandied CitrusPlum
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How to Drink
Neat
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Glassware
Glen Cairn
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ABV
48%
The GlenAllachie Distillery was one of the few post-war distilleries designed by William Delmé-Evans and focused on using gravity-fed methods to reduce energy requirements. The distillery was built in 1967 and sits on the eastern edge of Ben Rinnes mountain where it is rather exposed to the elements. For most of its life, the GlenAllachie Distillery was a production distillery used to produce large quantities of malt whisky for use in blends like Chivas Regal and Clan Campbell. It wasn’t until the 1990s that the distillery saw its first official bottling under its own label.
Tasting Notes
From the distillery: “Nose: waves of plum jam, clementines and dried red berries, with notes of heather honey and vanilla spice.
Palate: bursting with dried apricot, heather honey and crystallized fruits, followed by hints of ripe black fruits, butterscotch and cinnamon spice.”
Method
For their wine series, GlenAllachie first ages their spirit in ex-bourbon barrels before finishing in select wine casks. This expression has been aged exclusively in red wine casks from one of the oldest protected wine regions in the world. Established in 1756, the Douro Valley has earned the accolade of DOC, the country’s highest wine classification. Known for creating full-bodied red wines, the barrels offer this Scotch dried fruit characteristics and hints of spice.
Aged 9 years, non chill filtered with no added colour and bottled at 48%.
