Glenallachie 2012 Vintage Cuvée Wine Cask Finish 48%

Glenallachie 2012 Vintage Cuvée Wine Cask Finish 48%

To make this Cuvée from the GlenAllachie Vintage Wine Cask Series 2012, Master Blender Billy Walker first matured the spirit in the finest American oak casks from former Bourbon casks; before transferring the whiskey to hand-selected European wine barriques for secondary aging. Billy added a distinctive twist to this release by ultimately blending four unique wine cask finishes into one unique expression: the Cuvée Wine Cask Finish.

Scent: Bursting with orange blossom, espresso, maraschino cherries and honeysuckle, with hints of candied stone fruit, hazelnuts, lavender and cinnamon.
Taste: Waves of dark chocolate, currants and roasted coffee beans, followed by crystallized almonds, blackberries and orange peel with ginger and licorice on the finish.

A French term, “Cuvée” is used in the wine sector to refer to a blend that typically includes more than one grape variety. Likewise, our 9-year-old Cuvée is a marriage of spirits from several fine wine casks sourced from the world-renowned regions of Bordeaux, Languedoc and Valpolicella.

The character development of each barrique was carefully monitored before the whiskeys were blended together by Billy. The resulting golden liquid offers elegant stone fruits, hints of roasted almonds and fresh orange peel on the palate.

This limited expression is bottled unfiltered for flavor with no added color at 48 % ABV.

About the Distillery:

1967 GlenAllachie Distillery was the fourth distillery designed by William-Delme Evans and built by Mackinlay McPherson (distilling arm of Scotch and Newcastle). It was designed to be almost full gravity fed to run on reduced energy.

In February 1968, the distillery began its first production run with the capacity to produce almost three million liters of alcohol. Production began with two stills and grew to four after just six months.

Campbell Distillers (later part of Pernod Ricard) acquired GlenAllachie Distillery in 1989 and production resumed on 24 April – this was the start of 29 years of uninterrupted production. The distillery was branded as the home of Clan Campbell Whisky.

In 2017, Billy Walker, Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson joined forces to acquire GlenAllachie Distillery; and they formed The GlenAllachie Distillers Company Limited, bringing with them over 100 years of industry knowledge and expertise.