Until recently, GlenAllachie was rarely seen as a single malt. Then in 2017 a consortium around Billy Walker, who had sold BenRiach and GlenDronach, bought the distillery and gave it a major overhaul, including an entire core range of four expressions: GlenAllachie 10 Years, 12 Years, 18 Years and 25 Years.

We’ll start in the upper range with the GlenAllachie 18 Year Old , which is matured in a combination of bourbon, Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez and virgin oak casks (although sources seem to differ).

GlenAllachie 18 yo (46%, OB 2018)

Nose: very fresh, with a bright combination of...