Glenallachie White Heather 15 Year Old
70cl
/
47% Vol
An exciting release from Glenallachie! White Heather 15 Year Old contains a high malt content of 47% and is composed of peated and unpeated malts from Speyside, Islay, and the Northern Highlands along with carefully selected grain whiskies. These are then matured in Sherry butts and American oak barrels and re-racked into Pedro Ximénez puncheons, Oloroso Sherry puncheons, and American virgin oak casks to age for an additional three years, before being bottled at 46% ABV with no added coloring or chill-filtration.
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Glenallachie White Heather 15 Year Old
€75.00
Ex Tax: €60.98
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Tasting Notes from the Producer
Aromas (without water)
The nose has waves of heather honey and butterscotch followed by orange peel, pineapple, mint and a hint of peat.
Flavour
To taste, there are layers of treacle, heather honey and butterscotch, followed by orange peel, grapefruit and almonds, with mocha, ginger and a light whisp of peaty smoke on the finish.
Fact Sheet
Fluid
70cl
Alcohol %
47%
Country
Scotland
Region/AOC
Speyside
Producer
Glenallachie
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Awards and/or Press Quotes
Gold - pirits Business Scotch Whisky Master 2024
Gold - International Spirits Challenge 2024
FAQs
Generally no. Speyside is known for producing predominantly unpeated single malts with fruit, floral, malt, and oak character, driven by its inland geography and the quality of its soft spring water sources. Benriach and Braeval produce occasional peated expressions as secondary style releases, and BenRiach Curiositas and Smoke Season carry a noticeable peat character. However, the defining Speyside style, as exemplified by Glenfiddich, Macallan, Balvenie, and Dalwhinnie, is unpeated and fruit forward.
Yes, meaningfully. The Speyside region sits within the broader Highland designation but has its own distinct style driven by specific geography, water sources, and a concentration of prestigious distilleries. Highland whiskies, from distilleries outside Speyside such as Dalmore, Glenmorangie, Clynelish, and Old Pulteney, tend toward heavier, spicier, more robust character with greater variation by sub region. Speyside is more consistently lighter, fruitier, and more floral, with the River Spey watershed providing the unifying geographic factor.
Some Speyside distilleries use water from the River Spey or its tributaries, but many use independent spring water sources within the broader Speyside area rather than water drawn directly from the river. Glenfiddich uses the Robbie Dhu Spring, Glenlivet uses water from Josie's Well, and The Macallan draws from its own spring on the Easter Elchies estate. The quality and mineral content of the local spring water is consistently cited as a significant factor in the house character of Speyside single malts.
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