GlenAllachie 21 Year Old is the pinnacle of Billy Walker's range — a cask-strength expression matured for over two decades in a combination of Pedro Ximénez, oloroso sherry and virgin oak casks. It represents the full realisation of Walker's vision for GlenAllachie: a distillery capable of producing world-class sherried malt at every age and strength.
Twenty-one years of Walker's wood management have produced a whisky of extraordinary complexity. The PX adds dark, treacle-like richness, the oloroso contributes dried fruit and spice, and the virgin oak provides a fresh, tannic structure that prevents the whisky from becoming overly sweet. The combination, at cask strength, is magnificent.
GlenAllachie 21 is proof that Billy Walker's transformation of the distillery is complete. The quality rivals the finest age-statement sherried malts from any Scottish distillery, and the price — while not cheap — represents genuine value for a 21-year-old, cask-strength, sherried single malt of this calibre. One of the most impressive whiskies to emerge from Speyside in recent years.
