INDULGE IN STYLE
EASTER
2026
Whisky and chocolate. Two of life’s great pleasures. When paired? Even better.
Get your GlenAllachie Chocolate Tasting Set Here
Easter is the time of year when you spoil yourself with a bit of chocolate. So we’ve taken that idea and given it a proper upgrade. Because if you’re going to treat yourself, you may as well do it properly.
Introducing our GlenAllachie Chocolate Tasting Set. Six drams of whisky all paired with chocolates selected by none other than master whisky maker Billy Walker. Available here, and only here, at Master of Malt.
Sherried whisky and chocolate. Right? Give a nutty dram the right truffle and it suddenly feels richer, deeper, more indulgent. Pair a peated whisky with something dark and bitter and you get this smoky, almost savoury edge that will make even the biggest peat sceptic reevaluate their life choices. Even those brighter Sauternes cask finishes find a sweet spot when you bring in the right chocolate.
Mouth watering yet? Let’s introduce you to the whiskies and the chocolates you’ll be enjoying.
Whisky & Chocolate: A Match Made in Speyside
Roll up, roll up. Step right this way. We’ve got whisky, we’ve got chocolate. What more do you need?
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES FREE GIFT
The GlenAllachie 6 Dram Chocolate Tasting Set
This is what happens when someone decides Easter eggs aren’t quite cutting it anymore. Inside are six 30ml wax-sealed drams from GlenAllachie, each one lined up with a proper chocolate truffle. Not a random chuck-it-together job either. These pairings work, with tasting notes to guide you through the whole thing. So maybe pace yourself instead of demolishing the chocolates like a child left unsupervised.
GlenAllachie 12 Year Old
GlenAllachie 12 Year Old is the one that wins people over without breaking a sweat. It's sweet, fruity, and properly rounded, with heather honey, sultanas, vanilla fudge, and a gentle nuttiness humming underneath. There’s a soft spice running through it too, just enough to stop things getting syrupy. It’s approachable, sure, but not basic. The kind of whisky that disappears quicker than you planned...
GlenAllachie 15 Year Old
GlenAllachie 15 Year Old turns the sherry cask influence up to a very satisfying level. Thick with treacle, dark chocolate bitterness, raisins, and baking spice, all wrapped in a weighty, full-bodied mouthfeel. The oak has a bit of grip, the sweetness has depth, and the whole thing feels like a natural progression for its younger counterpart. If the 12 is a warm handshake, the 15 is a bear hug.
GlenAllachie 18 Year Old
GlenAllachie 18 Year Old is where Billy Walker really starts to flex. This one has casks pulled from across 16 warehouses, some older than your dad’s favourite band, stitched together into something layered, composed, and quietly brilliant. Nutty toffee, polished oak, honeyed fruit, and a depth that keeps unfolding. It’s the sort of dram you sit with and realise after a while that you’ve gone a bit quiet.
White Heather 15 Year Old
White Heather 15 Year Old is a throwback to the old school blends of the good ol’ days. It marries quality Speyside fruit, Islay smoke, Highland backbone, and a solid grain whisky core, all matured across bourbon casks, hogsheads, and sherry butts before being finished in Pedro Ximénez, oloroso, and virgin oak. That’s a lot going on, but it works. You get layers of spice, dried fruit, vanilla, and a bit of smoke weaving through. It’s textured, it’s confident, it’s White Heather, baby.
Meikle Tòir The Chinquapin One
Meikle Tòir The Chinquapin One is all about peat with a sweet tooth. Mainland St. Fergus peat at 35ppm brings a softer, sweeter smoke, then that long 160-hour fermentation builds fruit and complexity before Chinquapin virgin oak barrels crash the party. Coconut, spice, toasted sugars, and smoke all piling in at once. It’s a little chaotic this one, truly as fun as it sounds. And frankly, it tastes like it was made for chocolate pairings.
Meikle Tòir The Sherry One
Smoke and sherry, locked in and going at it properly. Meikle Tòir The Sherry One uses the same sweet mainland peat to lay the foundation, then a long fermentation builds fruity depth before it heads into Pedro Ximénez and oloroso puncheons. The result is rich, dark, and just a touch brooding. Think GlenAllachie gorgeousness in dried fruit and rich spice, but with some sweet and almost herbal smoke dialling up the drama.
GlenAllachie x Master of Malt
Billy Walker’s Easter Pairings are rich, indulgent, and lean fully into GlenAllachie’s big, dessert-ready style. It's the sort of set that makes sense as a gift, but also very easy to “accidentally” keep for yourself.
About Billy
Billy Walker has more than 50 years experience in the whisky game. Since starting out in 1972, he has built a reputation as one of the industry’s sharpest minds when it comes to cask maturation, flavour development, and blending. Trained as a chemist at the University of Glasgow, he brings proper scientific rigour to the job, but it’s the decades spent in warehouses, tasting rooms, and distilleries that really set him apart.
If a distillery needed a second wind, Walker was usually somewhere nearby. BenRiach, GlenDronach, Glenglassaugh. All three went from under-the-radar to seriously talked-about under his watch. Since taking over The GlenAllachie in 2017, he’s been doing it all over again.
For this Easter release, Walker has taken things one step further. He’s personally matched a selection of chocolates to GlenAllachie whiskies, leaning into those dense, dessert-like flavours and dialling up the indulgence. It’s not just whisky with chocolate on the side. It’s a proper pairing, available exclusively through Master of Malt.
Even More Easter Goodies
Not feeling whisky? Fair enough. There’s a whole world of Easter indulgence waiting, from chocolate liqueurs to silky rums and everything in between.
Wines For Easter Dinner
Not everything needs to come with chocolate. If you’re hosting (or gatecrashing) an Easter dinner, here are some wine that’ll suit whatever’s on the table.
