Glenallachie 35-year-old SMS Anniversary Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenallachie |
| Bottler | Speciality Drinks Ltd (SMS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 35년 |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
it’s not an exceptionally monstrous sherry but some sherry there is, as it starts all on notes of old red wine, balsamic vinegar (only touches) and ‘new’ leather. It’s actually close to sherry as such and far from chocolate, prunes and jams if you see what I mean. Whiffs of old wine cellar, saltpetre, flints, touches of farmyard, horse saddle, oyster sauce, game… Isn’t all that a bit like a 1934 Chambertin? ;-). Also a lot of cigarette tobacco (newly opened pack of, say Camels?)
restaurant Palate
yes, indeed, an old wine! Some rancio like in some old cognacs, prunes this time, milk chocolate, quinces, cherries, coffee and that leatheriness that’s not too far from matches and gunflints but that’s not, well, that thing very en vogue at some writers’ if you say what I mean. What’s sure is that I like these notes
timer Finish
rather long, perfectly balanced, which isn’t always the case with these old sherry-infused malts. Cpffee, cherry jam and a little capsicum in the aftertaste