Glenallachie 2008 Aged 12 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Murray McDavid (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 50% Age: 12 Years Old Country: Scotland
Cask Number(s): 1910865 + 1920865
Matured In: Initial Sherry Butt then 1st Fill Ex-Cognac Cask.
No. Of Bottles: 771
Not Chill-filtered
Murray McDavid are highly respected in the Scotch whisky industry, mainly for independently bottling whisky after selecting and ageing the spirit in high quality oak casks. Established in 1996 by Mark Reynier, Simon Coughlin, and Gordon Wright at the closed site of the Coleburn distillery in Speyside, Scotland. They are also known for the purchase of the closed Bruichladdich Distillery in 2000 and reopening this dormant distillery. They did such a good job of restoring production it was sold to Remy Cointreau in 2012 with a considerable profit.
This independent bottling by Murray McDavid has been initially matured in a 600 litre refill Sherry Hogshead for no less than 11 years. It was then finished in a 1st Fill ex Cognac cask for no less than 12 months. After being matured for no less than 12 years in high quality oak casks it was bottled at 50% ABV as part of the Murray McDavid Benchmark limited release series. Only 771 bottles were produced for worldwide distribution.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Oily and buttery, orange cake, milk chocolate.
Taste: Malty, bursting with creamy toffee notes, fruit and nut milk chocolate, plenty of oak and balanced spices.
Finish: Dark fruits, creamy vanilla and baking spices.
About The Distillery
GlenAllachie Distillery was built in Aberlour in 1967 and was a result of the United States led whisky boom around the world. Following two decades of operation the distillery was purchased by Invergordon Distillers, who then flipped the distillery over to Pernod Ricard after owning it for four years. During this time the distillery was mostly closed. In July 2017 Pernod Ricard was sold the distillery to The GlenAllachie Distillers Company which was owned and operated by former BenRiach Master Distiller Billy walker who has a very impressive resume in the whisky industry. It was then the distillery was given a capital ‘A’ in tradition that GlenDronach and BenRiach had been given a few years before. Bill Walker now has a distillery full of whisky with big fruity characteristics to play with and we are already seeing some spectacular bottlings emerging from the distillery. GlenAllachie’s new core range was released in June 2018 and it has been a hit so far amongst whisky connoisseurs.
