Glenallachie 10-year-old

Overall rating
88.44/100
votes
563
Whiskybase ID
WB178036
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Cask Strength
Bottled
09.03.2021
Stated Age
10 years old
Casktype
PX, Oloroso, Virgin Oak, and Rioja
Casknumber
Batch 5
Number of bottles
27000
Strength
55.9 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code
L090321
Barcode
5060568323008
Added on
27 feb 2021 9:24 pm by Hookedon
UncoloredNon-chillfilteredCask Strength
Overall rating
88.44/100
votes
563

Average value

£ 163.20

Whisky reviews for Glenallachie 10-year-old

113 users have left 119 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 88.44 points.

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  1. erwinnlim scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Glenallachie is knocking it out of the park with everything they release these days (IMHO). Another belter of a release. The best way to describe this is imagine taking the September 20' batch of Glenallachie 12 and turn it up to 11. Value (£52) : 9/10
    • Nose
      A sherry bomb indeed. Loads of dark sweet dried fruit. Dried raspberries, dried figs, maraschino cherries, sultanas. Orange peels. The virgin oak also leaves an influence with some bitter dark chocolate, vanillins and tobacco notes. Wonderful heather honey and a cloying sweetness to it. Bananas in caramel sauce. A slight mineral note I often get from Glenallachie whiskies. Almost burnt toffee with hits of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Waves of heat with some chilli and black pepper then appear.
    • Taste
      It's thick and mouth-coating. Again wonderfully rich on the palate, heavy and cloying but slightly less sweet than the initial nose with just a light touch of heather honey. Some more figs and prunes with some fresh plums as well. Again bananas cooked in a caramel sauce. Orange peels in bitter cocoa. Then the oak influence wafts in. Dark roast coffee with drying tea leaves. The slightest hint of vanilla. Then the spice hits, with some fresh cracked black pepper and hints of chilli warmth.
    • Finish
      Again very oak forward here on the finish. Those drying tannins continue, with more bitter dark chocolate and coffee notes. Some roasted hazelnuts. Then some of those red fruits return with figs and sultanas. More tobacco, definitely dark and rich here. Not as spicy with only a little candied ginger.

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