GlenAllachie 12 Year Old
70cl
/
46% Vol
Double Gold winner at the San Francisco World Spirits 2024! Released in July 2018, the GlenAllachie 12 Year Old is the flagship within the GlenAllachie range. Having been matured in virgin oak, Oloroso Sherry and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks, this whisky has a distinctive sweet and nutty flavour. World Whiskies Awards 2022 Category winner in Single Malt!
GlenAllachie Distillery has been independantly Scottish owned since 2017.
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GlenAllachie 12 Year Old
€65.00
Ex Tax: €52.85
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Tasting Notes from the Producer
Aromas (without water)
Butterscotch and honey playing the lead, with raisins and mocha in the background.
Palate (without water)
Honey, marzipan and bananas, with lashings of butterscotch, raisins and a delicate hint of mocha.
Fact Sheet
Distillery
GlenAllachie
Fluid
70cl
Alcohol %
46%
Awards and/or Press Quotes
International Spirits Challenge
Gold Medal - 2020
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Double Gold - San Francisco World Spirits 2024
Gold - International Spirits Challenge 2024
World Whiskies Awards 2022 - Category Winner - Single Malt
World Whiskies Awards 2021- Silver - Single Malt - 12 Years & Under
Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2019
International Spirit Challenge 2020 - Gold Medal
FAQs
Yes, and the result has its own official classification. When single malts from two or more distilleries are vatted together, the product becomes a blended malt. The single malt designation requires one distillery, one grain: malted barley, distilled in copper pot stills. Compass Box built an entire portfolio on the blended malt category, proving it is a serious craft in its own right.
No. Scotch whisky is produced in five legally defined styles: single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain, and blended Scotch. Blended Scotch, which combines single malt and single grain from multiple distilleries, accounts for the vast majority of all Scotch sold globally. Single malt, made from 100% malted barley at a single distillery, represents a minority of total Scotch production by volume, though it commands significant attention and premium pricing in the international market.
Single malt Scotch whisky is made from 100% malted barley at a single Scottish distillery, distilled in traditional copper pot stills, and aged for a minimum of three years in oak casks in Scotland. The legal definition under Scotch Whisky Regulations does not restrict single malt to a single cask or a single year of production: blending of multiple casks from one distillery is both permitted and standard practice for maintaining a consistent house style across releases.
Single malt is a subcategory of Scotch. All single malt Scotch is Scotch, but not all Scotch is single malt. Scotch whisky encompasses five styles: single malt, single grain, blended malt, blended grain, and blended Scotch. Single malt is the most prestigious category for collecting and sipping, defined by a single distillery origin and 100% malted barley mash bill. Blended Scotch, combining malt and grain whiskies from multiple distilleries, accounts for over 90% of all Scotch sold globally.
You can order single malt Scotch online here at Celtic Whiskey Shop with nationwide delivery across Ireland and international shipping available. We stock an extensive range of single malts from all Scottish regions including Speyside, Islay, Highland, Lowland, and Island distilleries, from accessible standard expressions to rare and collectible bottles. Prefer to browse in person? Visit us at 27 28 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, open 7 days.
Single malt production begins with malting barley, germinating it to activate enzymes, then drying it in a kiln. The malt is milled, mashed with hot water to extract fermentable sugars, fermented with yeast for 48 to 100 hours, and then double distilled in copper pot stills. The new make spirit is filled into oak casks at a maximum of 63.5% ABV and matured for a minimum of three years in Scotland. Cask type, distillery character, and maturation conditions determine the finished flavour.
Single malt whiskey with an 'e' refers to Irish single malt, made from 100% malted barley in pot stills in Ireland, triple distilled as a rule. Single malt whisky without an 'e' refers to Scotch single malt, typically double distilled. Beyond the spelling, the production differences include triple versus double distillation, different yeast strains, and in Scotch, the permitted use of peated malt as a standard production practice. Irish single malt tends toward a lighter, fruitier, and less smoky profile.
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