{"product_id":"glenallachie-9-year-old-2014-oloroso-sherry-cask-finish-the-wood-series-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2024-70cl","title":"GlenAllachie 9 Year Old 2014 Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish The Wood Series Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2024) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGlenAllachie 9 Year Old 2014 Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish The Wood Series Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2024) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-main__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis single malt, part of Glenallachie’s Cask Finish series, rounded out its nine years of ageing in ex-oloroso sherry casks. This imparted a nice oily texture to the whisky with notes of candied ginger, toffee and caramelised nuts, underpinned by soft leather and dark chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubjected to extensive ageing without a ‘flor’ yeast layer, Oloroso, which roughly translates to ‘fragrant’, is the darkest dry Sherry style renowned for its pronounced nutty, dried fruit qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaturation in rich Oloroso butts has delivered bold layers of coffee beans, sticky raisins, stem ginger and figs that all work in tandem with The GlenAllachie’s honey-rich house style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose: \u003c\/strong\u003eHeather honey, mocha and dried apricots, with notes of cinnamon butter, red velvet cake and marzipan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste: \u003c\/strong\u003eDark chocolate, honeycomb and butterscotch, leading to dried red berries, ginger and damsons, with poached apples and muscovado sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout GlenAllachie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough its whisky was predominantly used by past owner Chivas Brothers for blending, under new ownership GlenAllachie is emerging as a single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLightness is a characteristic of most of the 1960s distilleries and Glenallachie has been no exception. A malty undertone adds some textural quality to the palate while delicate fruits rise above. Under the new ownership of the GlenAllachie Distillery Company however fermentation times have been lengethened, lending the spirit a fruitier, and more muscular quality. Peated runs now account for 20% of production, although peated GlenAllachie won't appear on shelves for a number of years yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the results of the US-fuelled 1960s whisky boom, GlenAllachie was built in 1967 by Scottish \u0026amp; Newcastle Breweries’ distilling subsidiary, Mackinlays. It is notable for being one of the distilleries designed by William Delmé-Evans who was also behind Macduff, Tullibardine and Jura.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, Mackinlays became part of own-label specialist Invergordon Distillers which flipped Glenallachie to Campbell Distillers\/Pernod Ricard four years later, during most of which it had been mothballed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has only very rarely been seen as a single malt bottling – most notably as part of Chivas Brothers’ Cask Strength series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn July 2017, it was announced that Chivas Brothers had agreed to sell GlenAllachie to The GlenAllachie Distillers Company, operated by former BenRiach MD Billy Walker, ex-Inver House Distillers MD Graham Stevenson and Trisha Savage. A capital ‘A’ was added to the distillery name, in keeping with the changes Walker made to BenRiach and GlenDronach under his stewardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new owners are in the process of relaunching GlenAllachie as a distillery known for its ‘big’, fruity malt whisky. Six single cask bottlings were released in April 2018, with GlenAllachie’s first core range of single malts set for launch in June 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/nav\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GlenAllachie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55276857491781,"sku":"GLENAL9OLSWS","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/GlenAllachie9YearOld2014OlorosoSherryCaskFinishTheWoodSeriesSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2024_70cl.jpg?v=1753959880","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/glenallachie-9-year-old-2014-oloroso-sherry-cask-finish-the-wood-series-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2024-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}