GlenAllachie 12 Year Old

Oak, oak, oak. A previous reviewer mentioned that it is best stuck with Chivas to make blends and I concur that. You get tons of vanilla and oak and those two notes are likely to overwhelm the rest of the experience. At 46%, it does not take too much water to make it stale and the ginger spice mentioned is in fact the alcohol burn. It will do justice if Strathisla 12 was vatted with it.

4th March 2020

I had a similar experience of that of a previous reviewer. I tried GlenAlachie for the first time in the fall of 2019, after viewing one of Ralphy's reviews recommending it. That first bottle was very fruity. However, I tried it again on March 2020 and it had a very strong wood/oak flavor that was off putting. I don't think I will buy it again.

3rd March 2020

Went to a tasting event and tried a bunch of GlenAllachie's - I thought this one was pretty good, bold flavours,big impact, but a peppery/oaky note on the finish which I found overwhelmed the palate slightly. It's a good whisky, worth trying, but not a 5* whisky for me.

10th January 2020

huge fan of the new developing glenallachie, especially this 12yo, which is fantastic value for money.

18th December 2019

I hate that virgin oak taste, why they use it??? And no Ralphy, this is not the ‘Whisky of the year’ imho this distillery should remain in the Chivas beholding, really nothing special, a blend stuff,and nothing more.

5th December 2019

Stunning.ticks all the boxes.

1st November 2019

Enjoyed all neat

11th June 2019

Unpretentious, laid-back, genuine. these buzzwords goes together with this whisky for what its for.

Nose: hay, vanilla, honey notes appear with water, banana, under ripe honeydew, hint of herbal tea, dried plum in the back ground. reminds me of Tomintoul.

Palate: young with vigor, fresh, quite oily, oaky, bitternote, ginger

Finish: oaky, coffee bean, medium length.

Good value for money but not for people who like their drams sweet imo.

29th January 2019

An easy enough drinking sherried whisky but not a patch on the Glendronach 12 which is a cheaper and a far superior whisky. My advice is to go for the Glendronach 12 unless you find the Glenallachie with at least £10 off its price tag

30th September 2018

As my title suggests, when I first opened my bottle and tried this whisky, I was not impressed: it seemed very ordinary and at £41 for a 12yo, I felt a bit cheated. However, as I worked my way down the bottle over a period of weeks, I came to appreciate that this is a very good dram and well worth taking the time with it. As the previous reviewer says - 46% and ncf and no added colour always makes for a better whisky.

24th September 2018

Butterscotch, mazipan, raisins, mocha, honey.

The good bourbon, oloroso and px cask maturation really makes for a complex exotic and rewarding dram.

Bottled at 46% non-chillfiltered and non-coloured, as a whisky connoisseur I am sold.


This is such a great scotch it reminds me of the quality of 2012 Glendronach 12 when Billy Walker had rebooted that distillery.
He sold it to buy this one Glenallachie now he's the boss and you can really taste that quality he brought to Glendronach in the Glenallachie substance.

This is beautiful scotch and honest.

20th July 2018