Glenallachie 2008 Aged 12 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 62.9% Age: 12 Years Old Country: Scotland
Cask Number(s): 900366
Date of Distilling: 06/05/2008
Date of Bottling: 13/01/2021
Matured In: a single First Fill Sherry Butt
Un-Chillfiltered
Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found.
Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.
The 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 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.
This single malt whisky was distilled in 2008 at the Glenallachie distillery in Speyside before being placed in a single First Fill Sherry Butt and left to mature for 12 years. In 2021 it was bottled at 62.9% abv as part of the Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection. Only 626 bottles worldwide were produced of this fine liquid for us all to enjoy.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Big bold aromas of dark fruits, warm brown sugar, tangy zesty spice.
Palate: Sweet blueberries, warming Christmas spices, succulent raisins and some salted caramel.
Finish: Dark chocolate, sweet fresh toffee, ginger nut biscuits.
