Tasting Notes
Nose: Dark chocolate, treacle, heather honey and espresso, backed by cinnamon and sticky raisins.
Palate: Marzipan and stewed apples with mocha, butterscotch and grated nutmeg.
Finish: Warming, with lingering spice and a light cocoa note.
Summary
This is GlenAllachie’s flagship 12-year-old unpeated Speyside single malt, bottled by the distillery at 46% ABV without added colour or chill filtration. Matured in Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry casks with virgin oak, it is a full-bodied, sherried style with chocolate, marzipan, orchard fruit and warming spice.
Interesting Facts
- Named World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2025.
- The 12-year-old was launched in mid-2018 and received a packaging redesign in 2024.
- It is bottled at 46% ABV with no added colouring and no chill filtration.
- The official brand site describes it as GlenAllachie’s flagship bottling and an unpeated Speyside whisky.
