11 June 2025
  • Glenallachie 8 Years Old

    Scottish Oak (Virgin Oak Series)

    Winning Bid
    £31.49
    NO RESERVE
    + UK VAT
    Glenallachie 8 Years Old
    Scottish Oak (Virgin Oak Series)
    Lot #1380010
    FINISH DATE
    19 May 2025

    From Glenallachie, this 8 year old Scottish Oak single malt was matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Scottish Sessile oak casks for 18 months. Sourced from the Atlantic coast the casks give the whisky an indulgently sweet flavour. Before being filled, the wood is air-dried for 36 months then toasted and charred to medium level. Due to the rarity, expense, and tendency to knot, Scottish Oak is seldom used for Whisky maturation.

    Glenallachie

    Of all the distilleries Billy Walker could have purchased in 2017, he picked this unassuming Speyside producer established in 1967 from Pernod Ricard. The deal included the maturing stock, which was destined for the Chivas blends, but now instead, has been given a single malt spotlight by Billy’s team using the same finishing approaches that worked well at Benriach and GlenDronach. The move that has been successful so far, gives us an appreciation of the consistency of Scotch whisky production across the country. Now we know the single malt from this distillery with a variety of age statements, cask strengths and finishes being released worldwide. The true Glenallachie whisky of interest will arrive once the whisky distilled during the new owner’s regime is released. For this, they have maximised fermentation and brought a variety of new methods into the distillery. Prior to Billy’s arrival, the distillery had minor visibility, with just a single official bottling, which makes his choice even more interesting and one we can judge later this decade.

    Lot Features
    • BOTTLER
      Official Bottling
    • CASK FINISH
      Scottish Virgin Oak
    • CASK TYPE
      Ex-Bourbon
    • DISTILLERY
      Glenallachie
    • TYPE
      Full Size
    • SIZE
      70 cl
    • STRENGTH
      48%
    Region
    Scotland, Speyside
    Scotland, Speyside

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