Glenallachie 4 Year Old Peated Cask Strength 50th Anniversary Edition
Introducing the final release of a very special limited edition trilogy to mark the 50th anniversary of Billy Walker's and his numerous contributions to Scotch whisky. As the name implies, the Future Edition is all about what lies ahead for Glenallachie: their very first peated malt whisky. Made from malted barley peated using speyside peat and matured for a minimum of 4 years in a combination of Bourbon casks, Rye casks and new oak before bottling at cask strength without chill-filtration or colouring. A fantastic sign of things to come from the much-loved distillery!
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Glenallachie 4 Year Old Peated Cask Strength 50th Anniversary Edition
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Tasting Notes from the Producer
Aromas (without water)
Bursting with toasted honeycomb, dried fruits and hazelnut, with hints of smouldering oak, dark chocolate and warm cinnamon apples.
Flavour
Lashings of cinnamon stewed pears, toasted almonds, heather honey and pipe tobacco, followed by smoked barley, vanilla toffee and orchard fruits.
Fact Sheet
Fluid
70cl
Maturation
Matured for a minimum of 4 years in a combination of Bourbon casks, Rye casks and new oak
Alcohol %
60.2%
Style
Cask Strength Peated Malt
Country
Scotland
Region/AOC
Speyside
Producer
Glenallachie
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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