Sizzling on the heels of asserting whisky veteran Billy Walker’s fiftieth Anniversary within the Scotch Whisky business, The GlenAllachie in the present day launches the second installment of its oldest and most prestigious core providing: The GlenAllachie 30-year-old Cask Energy Batch 2 Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
The annual batch-release by the main distiller debuted final yr to nice acclaim, with the small amount of bottles issued being met with substantial demand.
Batch 2 (UK RRSP £600) is a restricted launch of simply 2,000 bottles globally, every encased in a premium black inflexible field with impactful gold foil detailing.
The second installment marries vintage whiskies from eight casks handpicked by Walker from shares spanning greater than 50,000 maturing throughout 16 on-site warehouses at GlenAllachie.
To create this subtle whisky, Walker meticulously chosen 1990 and 1991 vintages matured in six former Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry hogsheads and puncheons, together with two 1990 American virgin oak barrels which have been toasted and charred to a medium degree.
The results of Walker’s distinctive mixing and wooden administration prowess is an impressive whisky that epitomizes wealthy Sherry-matured magnificence, with a taste profile revealing layers of Seville orange, espresso beans, desiccated coconut, and Medjool dates.
The remarkably opulent Speyside Single Malt is bottled at its cask power of fifty.8% ABV, non-chill filtered, and with out added coloration.
Reflecting on the unique launch, Walker feedback:
“Once we first unveiled our 30-year-old Cask Energy annual launch final yr, we have been utterly overwhelmed and humbled by the immensely optimistic response from whisky followers around the globe. This fuelled me with nice enthusiasm to get underway with the following batch, endeavoring to boost the bar even increased with this installment.
“We’re delighted to current the second batch of our eldest core launch, delivering a daring and sophisticated organoleptic profile actually consultant of our home fashion and the place we’re taking The GlenAllachie Distillery.”
