Glenallachie 18 Year

[@cato451]

Looking at that great wall of whisky behind you, I doubt you will be going back to this one any time soon.

[@maltreviews]

Lol office bottles

[@steveno7058]

Loving these more frequent reviews of more available and less expensive bottles

[@maltreviews]

Happy to hear that Steven!

[@TheReal_DeanD]

Dang it!! It took 2 years for this to get to my market and I paid $178 before tax this. Only 1 case came in and they just put it out. I should’ve waited until I watched reviews. F my damn luck. Anyway thanks for the super honest and thorough review.

[@WhiskeyForge]

Glenallachie is a top 3 for me lately. Love pretty much all they do. Especially the single cask expressions.

[@maltreviews]

A lot of people will agree with you Marcus. Cheers!

[@steveno7058]

I appreciate you including price considerations. Always an important part of deciding to buy or not. Personally the 10 is my favorite

[@maltreviews]

100%, yes the 10 seems to hit the spot for most people!! Cheers!

[@WhiskyInThe6]

Great review buddy. I think there’s a distinct Glenallachie base that I personally really enjoy but I’ve met many that don’t. The longer these sit in the expensive casks Billy bought the further they get from what I like most about Glenallachie. Hopefully they find a way to maintain that distillery characteristic despite re-racking everything.

[@maltreviews]

Thanks bud! Thats a legit point as the casks will start to take over more and more. Cheers !!

[@keithpetersen560]

An 18 yr for $150 and a score of 84, I think I'll pass on this one also. Until Billy has time to work his magic, I will stick with the 10 yr CS. Great review.

[@maltreviews]

Ya Im being very picky about ratings of 85+ these days. I hear ya!! Thank you!

[@keithpetersen560]

@@maltreviews Nothing wrong with being picky.

[@squinugie2091]

I have to say that I really can not understand all the hype behind GlenAllachie. I have always found it to be pretty uninspiring and certainly with recent bottlings overly influenced by the sherry. The cask strength 10 batch 3 is probably the highlight offering for me.

[@steveno7058]

Pretty easy to see why its hyped. At least 46% ABV, non chill filtered, no added color, decent price and available. Alot of people love heavy Sherry maturation. What other 12 goes for $50? Or 10 cask strength for $70? That is also available???

[@squinugie2091]

@@steveno7058 I am not in the USA!

[@maltreviews]

Same for me so far. I did like the 25 though and haven't tried the 21 and 30 yet.

[@raymondwu3050]

Great review as always!!! 👍👍👍

[@maltreviews]

Thank you Raymond!

[@Rohit_M]

So the 10CS, 12OB seem to be winners thus far. The real question is, once the investment pays off from the wine finishes (re-racking, top dressing) for Billie then it will be interesting to see what other magic is left in GA. Aside from 10CS, I wonder if there are any offerings out there or in the works that are straight from the acquired casks without the reengineering by the maestro.

[@maltreviews]

Yes I am looking forward to that. Will be exciting to see what's to come in the coming years. Hope it delivers!!

[@justwhisky]

Nice honest assessment and review. Cheers 🥃

[@maltreviews]

Thank you! Cheers!!

[@travisfaircloth]

Yeah the price is a bit steep. I think you guys should blind these against some similarly priced Glendronach, Tamdhu, Edradour, Glengoyne, and Mac. What's that bottle in between the Bunna and the Dewars?

[@maltreviews]

Yes we are fir sure going to a 18 year blind review. Thats a Calvados (apple brandy)

[@권혁근-h6l]

The 15 was a real winner for me!

[@maltreviews]

Nice!!

[@WhiskyLoversSociety]

Nice review.

[@maltreviews]

Thank you!

[@AlinJapan]

Is a review of the Glenallachie 15 in the works by any chance?

[@maltreviews]

Do not have a 15 and prob not going to buy one anytime soon honestly

[@franklampard6316]

Can you explain what you mean by ‘mineral note’. It’s a term that I just don’t understand. Cheers

[@tjross1313]

I know not many of us go walking around with river rocks in our mouth but if you've ever spent a lot of time by a freshwater river on a really beautiful day, or even at the seaside, there's a particular sensation that I relate from those experiences that equate to minerality. If you were to taste a river rock, it would have a drying effect, and there is a taste there. Can't say when I've ever done it, but we all know exactly what D means when he uses that term. Is it a slight (like .5%) chalkiness? Maybe hard to describe..

[@squinugie2091]

@@tjross1313 I think a good example of minerality is the aroma you get from an Oyster shell if you dial out the salt.

[@travisfaircloth]

it reminds me of what a penny tastes like....a metallic note.

[@squinugie2091]

@@travisfaircloth Why are you putting pennies in your mouth😳?

[@travisfaircloth]

@@squinugie2091 lol I'm sure you have at least once when you were a kid. Weird flavor.