GlenAllachie’s Sinteis series enters its second round. After focusing on Chinquapin and PX in Part I, Billy Walker has now concentrated on Scottish oak and Oloroso sherry in Part II:
The Sinteis Series – Part II
2015 Scottish Virgin Oak & Oloroso Sherry Cask Matured
70cl | 58.2 %
Colour: Polished mahogany.
Nose: Mocha, grilled honeycomb and sun-dried red berries, with cinnamon butter, toasted lemon peel and muscovado sugar.
Palate: Heather honey, citrus fruits and warm baking spices, followed by ginger biscuits and poached orchard fruits, with mocha and vanilla buttercream on the finish.
European Virgin Oak Barrel
70cl | 61.7 %
Colour: Polished gold.
Nose: Heather honey, cocoa and cinnamon, followed by hazelnuts, rose petals and mocha, with spiced orange, ginger and white chocolate.
Palate: Butterscotch, mocha and heather honey, followed by hazelnuts, spiced orange and cocoa, with ginger and muscovado sugar.
Scottish Virgin Oak Barrel
70cl | 60.9 %
Colour: Polished mahogany.
Nose: Heather honey, raspberries in brandy and mocha, with hints of plum jam, butterscotch and citrus fruits, followed by rose petals and crystallised baking spices.
Palate: Crystallised ginger, citrus fruits and honeycomb, followed by toffee, eucalyptus and mocha, with cherries, butterscotch and roasted brown sugar.
In an era of mergers and consolidation, Billy Walker (former master distiller at BenRiach, GlenDronach and Glenglassaugh distilleries) and his team bucked the trend and led GlenAllachie back to independence. The acquisition of GlenAllachie Distillery from Pernod Ricard (the world’s second-largest beverage company) is unprecedented and makes the distillery a truly independent, 100% Scottish company once again.