Glenallachie is a relatively modern distillery, having been built in Banffshire in 1967-8 by Mackinlay, McPherson & Co., a subsidiary of Scottish & Newcastle. The distillery was built by William Delme Evans, the third distillery he had been involved with after Tullibardine and Isle of Jura (where he was managing director for a time). Read More »
A Connoisseurs Choice bottling of the little-seen Glenallachie, one of Pernod Ricard's Speyside workhorses. This is from the 1992 vintage and is a mix of refill bourbon and sherry casks.
A single hogshead of the little-seen Glenallachie from the 1995 vintage, this has been bottled at full strength for The Single Malts of Scotland range.
A full-on first-fill sherried Glenallachie bursting with spices and fruitcake but balanced with soft leather, tobacco and mocha notes, meaning it never goes over the top into cloying sweetness. Sherryheads will go weak at the knees for this one, which recently topped the overall list on whisky-distilleries.info's tasting sessions, where it earned a top score of 93 points.
A deeply coloured an well aged Glenallachie from Douglas Laing as part of their prestigious Directors' Cut series. Distilled in 1972 and bottled 40 years later in March 2012.
An early 1980s bottling of Glenallachie, distilled in 1969 - the year after construction of the distillery was completed. This was the first vintage bottling of fully mature Glenallachie.