Glenallachie Single Cask #800924 13 Years Old 2011 (Oloroso)

A 13 year old GlenAllachie, a distillery bottling, from 2011, cask 800924, at 62.9%, 709 bottles in all. GlenAllachie is a Speyside single malt from the hills above Aberlour, below Ben Rinnes. It was built for the 1960s blend boom, its make long destined for the blender's vat. Its stills were doubled from two to four within months of opening, the lyne arms angled down for a fuller spirit. It was designed almost entirely gravity fed, an efficient plant for its time.

It was drawn from a thick, full bodied wash, for the rich, sherried make GlenAllachie is known for. It was fully matured in an Oloroso cask, the wood deep in the rich spirit. By the integrating teens the raw notes fade and esters build, the rich spirit growing rounder and darker. The full bodied spirit takes active wood well, carrying its dark sugars through the years. The casks are picked closely, the wood matched to the rich GlenAllachie make.

At a natural 62.9% it is full and rich. A deep, dark sweetness, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. A baked apple and a warm cinnamon lift the middle. The finish runs long, full and warming. This is a dark, fruity Speyside single malt.