Intro

For World Whisky Day, I felt it was the ideal occasion to have a dram of this festival bottling! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend in person and instead ordered it online from the distillery website. At the moment of writing, it’s still available. At €252 without shipping, it’s not the cheapest whisky, but for a 22-year-old single cask bottling matured in a PX cask, I feel it’s a fair price.

Review

Tasting notes

On the nose, it’s unmistakable that this whisky has some heavy Pedro Ximénez influence! Boy, what a treat! There are dark ripe fruits, some dark brown sugar syrup, with honey hiding in the background. I even get some Turkish Delight.

The palate continues with all the sugary goodness. There are dates, dried raisins, thick syrup and plums, and while you’re enjoying all those typical PX influences, there’s also some coffee. Coffee, but as if I’ve dipped some chocolate in it and I’m savouring that chocolate while sipping my hot coffee.

The finish is long, leaving behind sweetness, coffee, honey and dark chocolate. It’s inviting me to take another sip!

Wrap up

This Spirit of Speyside bottling from The GlenAllachie hit the nail right on the head. It’s a phenomenal PX cask that delivers exactly those notes we expect from this style of maturation. The master of maturation has once more delivered a stunning sherry-influenced bottling.

Score: 90/100