GlenAllachie whisky from a plain bourbon barrel isn’t one thing we see too usually. It’s a pleasant alternative to have a look at the spirit with none make-up.
I’m undecided why Koval casks are so in style lately. Possibly their deviant mash invoice makes the cask carry out higher, or is it merely the comfort of shopping for bourbon barrels in addition to rye and different types from the identical supplier?
GlenAllachie 14 yo 2010 (62,4%, OB for Germany 2024, Koval bourbon barrel #2470, 149 btl.)
Nostril: numerous creamy vanilla notes up entrance, in addition to stewed pears, candy lemon and orange juice. Then butter biscuits, honey and candied ginger. There’s a warming trace of wooden, nevertheless it’s removed from intrusive. In actual fact the cinnamon and heathery notes slot in very well. Water highlights the vanilla much more.
Mouth: the spices are extra distinguished now. White pepper, loads of ginger, aniseed and some gin-like botanicals. Grapefruit peelings. Then it evolves to natural honey, with hints of burnt sugar / salted caramel and vanilla. Clearly the excessive ABV provides some sharpness – water makes it extra accessible however the salty natural notes keep robust.
End: fairly lengthy, on recent wooden shavings, spicy notes and vanilla.
No surprises right here. Fairly basic ex-bourbon flavours, fairly intense because of the alcohol kick. Out there by way of Kirsch Import for round € 130, seen in numerous shops round Germany.
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