The GlenAllachie 12 Year Old

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The flagship 12-year-old of GlenAllachie under Billy Walker's ownership. Oloroso and PX sherry casks plus virgin oak deliver rich honey, pear and toffee-apple sweetness.

Non-chill filtered
Natural colour

Details

Brand	The GlenAllachie
Distillery	GlenAllachie
Origin	Scotland / Speyside
Style	Single Malt
Age	12 yrs
ABV	46%
Cask	Bourbon, sherry and virgin oak casks

Flavour profile

Smoky
Sweet
Fruity
Spicy
Rich

* Editorial estimate.

Tasting notes

Nose: Honeyed pear and peach with heather blossom, mocha, cinnamon and a hint of toasted coconut.
Palate: Toffee apple, raisins and milk chocolate, then warming ginger, nutmeg and citrus peel.
Finish: Medium-long and gently drying — sherried fruitcake and oak spice, ending on vanilla and malt.

* Editorial tasting notes.

How to enjoy it

Neat
With water
On the rocks

At 46% and non-chill filtered, it has real weight even neat. A splash of water opens the fruit, while ice rounds out the sherry-cask sweetness.

Food pairing

Fruitcake, chocolate and roast duck.

Background & production

Made at GlenAllachie Distillery, built in 1967 near Aberlour at the foot of Ben Rinnes in Speyside. Long a supplier of malt for blends, it was bought in 2017 by a team led by former BenRiach managing director Billy Walker, who began building its own single malt range.

The 12 Year Old, released in 2018, is the heart of the core range. It combines whisky matured in first-fill bourbon casks, Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, and a small proportion of virgin oak.

It is bottled at 46% ABV, non-chill filtered and with natural colour.