GlenAllachie Releases Ultra-Aged, Cask Strength Single Malt
The GlenAllachie has announced they are releasing a 35 year old cask strength single malt, blended by Billy Walker. Distilled in 1990, Walker drew on stocks aged in new American oak, virgin Mizunara oak from Japan, ex-Oloroso Sherry butts and ex-Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks.
The other wood and cask types are well-known in the Scotch industry, but Mizunara is a distinct category. Although not unfamiliar, it is still relatively exotic and as infamous for being a leaky wood as it is prized for its flavorful qualities. The cask strength batching came out at 50.2% ABV.
Master Blender Billy Walker said, “This 35-year-old embodies everything I have learnt over the last five decades – masterful cask selection and management, patience, and sensory instinct. By uniting
these four extraordinary cask types, particularly the Mizunara which requires a superlative level of skill to work with, we’re extremely proud to have created a whisky that is as complex as it is harmonious. It is truly a marvel of time and a project that has challenged us in the very best way.”
This ultra-aged malt has a UK MSRP of £1,512.99.
