Glenallachie

The new Batch 11 continues the bottling success story. The single malt spent a decade in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks as well as barrique barrels pre-filled with red wine and medium-burnt virgin oak casks.

The new Batch 8 continues the success story of this bottling after repeated awards for the Speyside single malt; Batch 4, for example, was named World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards 2021. By combining Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons with Rioja barriques and a small amount of virgin oak casks, Billy Walker achieves the celebrated balance of dried fruit, spices, dark chocolate and the typical GlenAllachie sweetness.

This bottling from the Wine Series first matured in bourbon barrels and then received a finish in barrels from the Grattamacco vineyard in Bolgheri.

The noble single malt in natural amber shade secured classic vanilla and spice notes in former bourbon barrels made of American white oak. Finished in Ruby Port Hogsheads, the exclusive bottling nestles softly and velvety on the palate. Strong dark fruit notes and luscious mocha combine harmoniously with the honey-like character of The GlenAllachie whisky to create a taste experience with striking depth.

When it comes to playing with casks and their influence on single malts, Billy Walker is undisputedly a master. With his Virgin Oak Series, the industry legend goes one step further: the whiskies finished in unoccupied oak casks allow discerning fans to explore the taste of oak from all parts of the world, uninfluenced by sherry, wine and the like. For the finishing of The GlenAllachie 10 y.o. – Spanish Oak Wood Finish, casks made of Quercus Robur were used. The oak comes predominantly from the Cantabria Mountains in Spain and gives the Speyside single malt spicy as well as dark sweet notes. Tasting Notes: Nose: Lush orchard fruit, baking spices and sticky toffee pudding, with notes of brown sugar glazed cherries and citrus. Palate: Full of chocolate, coffee and heather honey, followed by notes of pepper, ginger and molasses, with banana and sultanas on the finish.

Bursting with heather honey, toffee and stewed fruit: The GlenAllachie 11 y.o. – Marsala Wood Finish was finished for a full 42 months in Sicilian fortified wine casks. This single malt was bottled exclusively for the UK market and is available here only in limited quantities. As with all the single malts in his aromatic Wood Finish range, Billy Walker collaborated with niche producers for this 11-year-old. In Sicily, he unearthed small quantities of exceptional Marsala casks that complement the GlenAllachie character beautifully. At 48% ABV, uncoloured and non-chill-filtered, it is full-bodied and fruity, pleasantly sweet and velvety smooth.

This bottling from the Wine Series first matured in bourbon barrels and then received a finish in Premier Cru Classé barrels from Bordeaux.

The 12 year old Glenallachie was matured in ex oloroso sherry, ex px sherry and virgin oak casks and was bottled with 46%.

This 12-year-old Glenallachie was created by Billy Walker. The whisky first matured for over 8 years in bourbon casks and was then finished for 42 months in Moscatel casks. The result is a fruity whisky with fine toffee notes.

This bottling was selected exclusively for the British market. The whisky was given a final maturation in elegant Sauternes wine casks.

Studying the influence of casks on single malt whiskey is Billy Walker’s life’s work. The industry veteran addresses the phenomenon in particular in the Wood Finish Series. The series consists of innovative bottlings that the GlenAllachie Master Blender perfects in puncheons, pipes and the like, often from small producers from all over the world. His The GlenAllachie 13 J. – Oloroso Wood Finish was bottled exclusively for the German market. The noble single malt in a rich mahogany tone secured classic vanilla and spice notes in first and second fill barrels made of American white oak. Refined in Oloroso Sherry Puncheons, the dark exclusive bottling spoils the palate with a meaningful, full-bodied flavor profile that underlines the GlenAllachie character with cinnamon and coffee as well as dried and candied fruits. Tasting Notes: Nose: Lush aromas of cinnamon, heather honey and roasted coffee beans, with dried sultanas, mocha and grated coconut. Palate: Hints of syrupy figs and caramel brittle, followed by heather honey, cinnamon and candied ginger.

After the maturation in 1st fill bourbon casks, the GlenAllachie 15 years is finished in a combination of Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso Puncheons.

Founded in 1967 the Glenallachie Distillery was owned by concerns for a logn time. 2017 the distillery was bought by The GlenAllachie Distillers Company. Till this change the distillery produced most of the whisky for blends but now the new owner Billy Walker and his partners Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson use the malt for more distillery bottlings. This ist the start of a new core range and some special distillery bottlings.

The opulent Glenallachie 18 matured in three different cask types: American oak casks, sherry casks and virgin oak casks. As usual for the core range, this whisky has no added colouring, is non-chill-filtered and is bottled at 46 % vol.

Distilled at the Glenallachie distillery in September 2008, this Speyside single malt matured for over 17 years before being finished by independent bottler Duncan Taylor in June 2026. Its distinctive character stems from a final maturation period in a Pedro Ximénez Octave cask; the significantly smaller volume of these casks increases the contact area between wood and spirit, resulting in an exceptionally rich and intense flavor profile. With a strictly limited release of just 87 bottles and a bottling at a natural cask strength of 55.3% ABV, the authenticity of this craftsmanship is preserved. Visually, the whisky impresses with a deep, dark amber hue, achieved entirely without the use of coloring or chill filtration. The bouquet opens with rich aromas of dark dried fruits, underpinned by sweet maltiness, honey, and a delicate pinch of cinnamon. On the palate, a concentrated syrupy note emerges, paired with the structure of spicy oak and vanilla. The finish is remarkably long and dry, characterized by nuances of coffee and licorice alongside elegant tannins.

The influence of a single Ruby Port Pipe on the single malt from The GlenAllachie is demonstrated by The GlenAllachie 2011/2024 – exclusively for the German market. The twelve-year-old single cask marries characteristic notes of mocha and heather honey with red berries, ginger and strong chocolate at a cask strength of 55.9 per cent by volume and sprinkles blackcurrant cake with cinnamon.

The distillery: back in Scottish private ownership since 2017 Founded in 1967, The GlenAllachie Distillery has long been foreign owned. In 2017, The GlenAllachie Distillers Company bought the distillery in Speyside - together with the filled casks in the warehouse. Its new owners: longtime Scotch whiskey luminary Billy Walker and his partners Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson. The new team was introduced to their special features by long-standing employees of the distillery. Below: The distillery has four stills and two separate spirit safes - and can therefore produce two different distillates in parallel, for example smoky and non-smoky New Make. The GlenAllachie Distillery has so far produced almost exclusively blended whiskeys. Single malt, on the other hand, was extremely rarely available, for example through independent bottlers. This changed in 2017 with the takeover by Billy Walker's team. Age information for its single malts is important to The GlenAllachie: The core range consists of a 10, 12, 18 and 25 year old whisky. In addition, regular single cask and special bottlings are planned - and from 2018 even a smoky whiskey.

The distillery: back in Scottish private ownership since 2017 Founded in 1967, The GlenAllachie Distillery has long been foreign owned. In 2017, The GlenAllachie Distillers Company bought the distillery in Speyside - together with the filled casks in the warehouse. Its new owners: longtime Scotch whiskey luminary Billy Walker and his partners Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson. The new team was introduced to their special features by long-standing employees of the distillery. Below: The distillery has four stills and two separate spirit safes - and can therefore produce two different distillates in parallel, for example smoky and non-smoky New Make. The GlenAllachie Distillery has so far produced almost exclusively blended whiskeys. Single malt, on the other hand, was extremely rarely available, for example through independent bottlers. This changed in 2017 with the takeover by Billy Walker's team. Age information for its single malts is important to The GlenAllachie: The core range consists of a 10, 12, 18 and 25 year old whisky. In addition, regular single cask and special bottlings are planned - and from 2018 even a smoky whiskey.

Cuvée is French and comes from the world of winemaking. Derived from the word “cuve” for vat or tank, it describes the marriage of different wines bottled under one label. In this way, winemakers combine the characteristics and aromas of particular wine regions or grape varieties into a delicious balance. In wine and whisky making alike, the process calls for great finesse. A job for Billy Walker. Billy Walker has already demonstrated his blending artistry, gained over 50 years of experience, several times in the form of whisky cuvées for Kirsch customers. Now the living legend has selected and combined barrels and barriques for The GlenAllachie Cuvée Cask Finish 2012/2023. The single malt first matured in bourbon barrels. For the finish, Billy Walker used various wine casks, namely Pedro Ximenez puncheons, Moscatel barriques and Ruby Port pipes.

It was a win for lovers of single malt Scotch when Billy Walker and co. brought The GlenAllachie back into independent hands in 2017 and made its robust Speyside whisky available in its pure form. For the GlenAllachie 2014/2023, the spirit was filled into an Oloroso sherry hogshead, where it matured for almost a decade. The interplay of oak and spirit produced a very drinkable dram full of charisma, with notes of marzipan, cherry and banana bread.

This Glenallachie was bottled exclusively for our 120th company anniversary in 2025. Tasting Notes: Nose: Peaches, apricots and heather honey, with treacle, truffle and rich mocha, followed by muscovado sugar. Taste: Fig jam, sugared fruits and warming golden syrup, followed by black cherries, cocoa and toasted cinnamon, with ginger and biscuits.

Have you tried everything yet? With his Sinteis series (named after the Scottish Gaelic word for “synthesis”), Billy Walker invites you to discover untapped potential—specifically, in the fusion of sherry casks with characterful virgin oak casks. The latest release features rare Mongolian oak. Unlike its predecessors, The GlenAllachie 2015/2026 – Sinteis Series Part IV takes a slightly different approach: Instead of blending two separately aged whiskies, Billy Walker first aged the whisky in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks before transferring it to Mongolian virgin oak barrels. These barrels are incredibly rare, as the oak takes over a century to grow, and only trees that have fallen naturally may be harvested. With its dense and fine-grained structure, it imparts delicate notes of light caramel, honey, and floral nuances to the whiskey, which blend with the nutty, dark-fruity, and richly sweet characteristics of the sherry casks.

The core range of The GlenAllachie consists of single malts aged at least eight years. Their hallmark: they mature mainly in first-class sherry casks. An outstanding example is The GlenAllachie 21 y.o. With more than half a century of expertise, Master Blender Billy Walker married hand-picked Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry puncheons and hogsheads for the cask strength Batch 7. The result? A rich, luxurious single malt that glazes the palate with layered notes of syrup, maraschino cherries, dark chocolate and candied ginger.

When it comes to playing with casks and their influence on single malts, Billy Walker is undisputedly a master. With his Virgin Oak Series, the industry legend goes one step further: the whiskies finished in unoccupied oak casks allow discerning fans to explore the taste of oak from all parts of the world, uninfluenced by sherry, wine and the like. Today, the series has grown to include a trio that provides unusual pleasurable experiences – for example, thanks to refinement in rare Hungarian oak. The GlenAllachie 7 y.o. – Hungarian Oak Wood Finish was matured for 18 months in Quercus Petraea from the Zemplén forest in the mountains of north-eastern Hungary. The result: a balanced, silky whisky with spicy oak and soft berry notes. Tasting Notes: Nose: Full-bodied with caramel, citrus and milk chocolate, with cinnamon, sultanas, fruit and ginger. Palate: Lots of heather honey and cinnamon, followed by chocolate, lemon candy and caramelised brown sugar.