Glenallachie

Purchased from Chivas in 2017 by whisky blender and entrepreneur Billy Walker - who had previously revitalised Benriach and Glendronach - Glenallachie has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since it's relaunch in 2018, mainly thanks to a core selection which have been consistently excellent thanks to a dedicated focus on wood quality for maturation - care and attention is given to every cask in their 16 warehouses both before and after being filled with spirit.

The end result is a range of whiskies more often than not packed full of deep dark fruit flavours partnered with rich spicy notes.

In 2021, the Batch 4 edition of the 10yo Cask Strength bottling was awarded 'World Whisky of the Year' at the World Whisky Awards, cementing what was already a great reputation. As a result, subsequent batches have high expectation and with no surprise high demand!

Batch 8, bottled at a slightly higher ABV than the previous batch at 57.2%, features spirit matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry puncheons, along with a small amount that spent time in Virgin oak and Rioja wine barriques.

As with every other batch of Cask Strength released so far, there's stunning complexity of rich fruit flavours, soft spice, runny honey, dark and milk chocolate, pecans, black coffee and much, much more.