Speyside Whisky

GlenAllachie's newest addition to their core range is the 8 year old - matured in a combination of primarily ex-sherry wood, with a smattering of virgin oak and ex-wine barriques. Created by Master Blender Billy Walker, this has aromas of of heather honey, butterscotch and cinnamon, followed by waves of ginger, toasted almonds and mocha. To taste, lashings of treacle, dried sultanas and butterscotch, with cinnamon, peppermint and honeycomb.

In the early 1970s, Benriach broke convention in Speyside by returning to distilling batches of whisky in the old, 19th century style, using malted barley smoked with Highland peat. This wood rich Highland peat imparts distinctly sweet and smoky notes into Benriach peated whiskies. Benriach The Smoky Ten has been crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three cask matured for at least ten years in a combination of bourbon barrels, Jamaican rum casks and toasted virgin oak. The whisky is then expertly married together to create sublimely smooth layers of sunripe fruit, aromatic smoke and toasted oak spice, lingering into the perfectly balanced sweet and smoky finish.

Nose: Toasted coconut, aromatic smoke and a touch of greengage.

Palate: Cinnamon, ginger and dry smoke, shortly followed by maple syrup and peach.

Finish: Waves of fresh vanilla, salted butter and toasted barley.

The whisky that kicks off the Glenlivet range, one of the oldest and most reputable distilleries in Speyside. Named in honour of the distillery's founder, George Smith. It's classic Glenlivet, with a creamy and fruity character bolstered by the use of first-fill American oak to mature some of the whisky.

This gift box comes with two branded glasses.

16 year old Tomintoul described as the gentle dram and that it is indeed. The whisky is a testament to the master distiller Robert Fleming, a fourth generation distiller. An excellent, light floral whisky, and at an absolute steal of a price.

Mannochmore's delicate and fragrant addition to Diageo's Flora and Fauna range. One of the only bottlings you'll find with the distillery name on the front.

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Glenfarclas 105 60% Score 9.07 Came First Speyside tasting July 2009. Masala and zabaglioni on the nose, vanilla fudge, bicycle tyres, buttery, ironing, woody tobacco, vegemite and toffee. Strong sweet palate, cointreau liquor, macintosh toffee, mint. Rich finish, floral, smoke, good length. RWS/DMM

The Macallan Terra is part of the Speyside-based distillery's Travel Retail Quest Collection range launched in late 2017. This particular expression is drawn from first-fill sherry seasoned oak casks, with the casks made of European and American oak sourced from two respected family cooperages.

Nose: Fresh orange, brioche, coffee, sultana and walnut loaf.

Palate: Melted chocolate, dried apricot, toffee pennies and a touch of strawberry jam.

Finish: Baking spices and dried oak notes take shape on the finish.

Knockando 18yo Slow Matured is matured slowly in our oak casks, it's accessible in both aroma and flavour; easy to drink, young at heart for an 18 year old.

A intriguing Tamnavulin originally released for the Travel Retail market.

It  was initially matured in American oak barrels before a finishing period in casks that previously held Tempranillo red wine, imparting a brilliant colour as well as berry-forward flavour profile.

40% ABV

This Twelve Year Old Aberlour has been matured in two cask types.  Traditional oak and Sherry oak casks.  Especially selected every year, they are filled with whisky and quietly aged for a minimum of twelve years; then the casks are married together.

Traditional oak casks encourage the subtle character of Aberlour to develop, whilst Sherry oak casks add hints of ruby gold colour and a deep and rich flavour to the whisky.  A perfectly balanced single malt with notes of fruits and spices.

Glenallachie Distillery pronounced "Glen-alec-y" is located in the heart of Speyside near Aberlour.  It was built in 1967 mainly to contribute to the MacKinlay blends.

COLOUR
Burnished Bronze.

NOSE
Fresh vanilla, toffee, butterscotch and spices.

TASTE
Raisins, marzipan, heather and honey, with rich notes of dark cherries, spices and subtle hints of dark chocolate.

This rich bronze malt attains its spicy, treacly flavours from hogsheads made of Spanish Oak (Quercus Robur) sourced from Galicia and Asturias regions, more specifically, the Cantabrian Mountains which have a cooler climate and greater humidity. Before being filled, the wood is air-dried for around 18 months, opening up the oak for the GlenAllachie spirit to extract the cask character.

This single-malt scotch whisky comes courtesy of the Tamnavulin distillery in Speyside. It?s one of a series of expressions matured in red wine casks. This particular whisky has been finished in a cask that once held German pinot noir. 

40% ABV