Glenallachie 12 Years
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| 21447 | |
| GlenAllachie | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 46% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Oak:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Raisin:
Spices:
Nuts:
Plum:
Herb:
Berries:
Zitrus:
Banana:
Malt:
Grape:
Fig:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Pear:
Almonds:
Cherry:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Peach:
Herbs:
Blackberry:
Peat Smoke:
Pineapple:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Heather:
Leather:
Apple:
Orange:
Date:
Walnut:
Green Apple:
Tropical Fruit:
Floral:
Ginger:
Lemon:
Black Currant:
Mint:
Coconut:
Hazelnut:
Clove:
Tobacco:
Lime:
Nutmeg:
Oil:
Wheat:
Red Currant:
Tasting
Sherry:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Malt:
Herb:
Banana:
Dark Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Berries:
Oil:
Plum:
Herbs:
Almonds:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Grape:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Date:
Barley:
Heather:
Blackberry:
Orange:
Pear:
Peach:
Fig:
Pepper:
Cake:
Chili:
Mint:
Cherry:
Strawberry:
Nutmeg:
Tropical Fruit:
Kiwi:
Leather:
Ginger:
Clove:
Apple:
Red Currant:
Walnut:
Floral:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Maritime Notes:
Lemon:
Salt:
Green Apple:
Coconut:
Finish
Sherry:
Sweet:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Caramel:
Honey:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Almonds:
Berries:
Heather:
Cinnamon:
Pepper:
Fig:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Cake:
Blackberry:
Barley:
Banana:
Grape:
Cherry:
Apple:
Plum:
Leather:
Date:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Clove:
Maritime Notes:
Peach:
Walnut:
Anis:
Seaweed:
Tobacco:
Hazelnut:
Grapefruit:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.3
Rate
337
328
Quality comparison of bottles
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05. Oct 2019
When Billy Walker said in an interview that 'running GlenAllachie is fun', he caught my interest. Can you have a better motivation? With its selection of PX, Oloroso and virgin casks, the 12-year-old expression offers a busy nose. Fruity acidity, butterscotch and shortbread are followed by cinnamon, clay and fresh mint. Full-bodied, peppery and slightly mineral, the taste features banana, sage and hints of mocha. After Eight, orange zest and jelly babies accompany the cask-dominated finish. There are no shortcuts to quality, and this malt is ticking all the boxes.
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 86 pts
RATING: 3.9/5.0 ≙ 86 pts
17. Aug 2018
Nosing: 
Orange peel, vanilla custard and dried fruits. Takes a little time in the glass to open up. If you add just a drop of water the sweetness really comes forward.
Taste:
Starts sweet and honeyed. Transitions into a slightly sour/bitter orange oil flavour. With oak coming through at the end.
Finish: 
Medium lingering oak spiciness and white pepper. Drying
Comment:
I bought this as a pair with the batch 1 10 year old, and out of the two, I think I prefer the 10 year old a little more. Don't get me wrong, they're both very good, this one especially considering the price. You don't see a lot of 12 year old malts with this quality. The nose is great, but on the palate it's just not my favourite, I'm not a fan of that bitter aspect when neat (even if it is fairly restrained). Worth checking out though, very good stuff overall. At its best with just a drop of water added.
Orange peel, vanilla custard and dried fruits. Takes a little time in the glass to open up. If you add just a drop of water the sweetness really comes forward.
Taste:
Starts sweet and honeyed. Transitions into a slightly sour/bitter orange oil flavour. With oak coming through at the end.
Finish:
Medium lingering oak spiciness and white pepper. Drying
Comment:
I bought this as a pair with the batch 1 10 year old, and out of the two, I think I prefer the 10 year old a little more. Don't get me wrong, they're both very good, this one especially considering the price. You don't see a lot of 12 year old malts with this quality. The nose is great, but on the palate it's just not my favourite, I'm not a fan of that bitter aspect when neat (even if it is fairly restrained). Worth checking out though, very good stuff overall. At its best with just a drop of water added.
