🥃 GlenAllachie
GlenAllachie is a Speyside single malt distillery in sight of Ben Rinnes, designed in 1967 and owned since 2017 by Billy Walker, Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson. All its whiskies are bottled at high strength, non-chill filtered.
GlenAllachie is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery in sight of Ben Rinnes, and its whiskies are bottled at high strength, non-chill filtered and at natural colour. According to the producer, William Delmé-Evans designed it in 1967 and Mackinlay McPherson, the distilling arm of Scottish & Newcastle, built it; first production followed in 1968.
History. In 2017 Billy Walker, Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson acquired the distillery from Chivas Brothers. The first core range of single malts, the first the distillery had ever released, launched in 2018, and the visitor centre opened in 2019.
How it is made. The producer describes a traditionally unpeated spirit with a four-water mashing cycle and double distillation. The wash ferments for 160 hours in eight stainless steel washbacks. Water comes from two dams on the north-east side of Ben Rinnes, and about 50,000 casks mature in 16 warehouses on site.
Range. Releases include 10, 11, 18, 19, 21 and 35 year old whiskies, matured in casks such as Pedro Ximénez, oloroso, Palo Cortado, red wine and virgin oak. All are bottled at high strength, non-chill filtered and at natural colour, with several cask strength batches.
Why it matters to you. Check age, cask type and strength on the label: cask strength bottlings are much stronger. By law Scotch whisky is matured in Scotland for at least three years and bottled at not less than 40% ABV. The WHO reminds us that no level of alcohol consumption is safe.
Facts
| Year founded | designed 1967 (William Delmé-Evans), built by Mackinlay McPherson; since 2017 Billy Walker, Trisha Savage, Graham Stevenson; Speyside |
|---|---|
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890) |
| Distillation method | double distillation; fermentation 160 hours in 8 stainless steel washbacks (producer) |
| Minimum maturation | at least 3 years in oak casks of up to 700 litres, in Scotland, by law |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | at least 40% ABV by law; the producer bottles at high strength, non-chill filtered, natural colour |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 GlenAllachie → kind of → 🥃 Whisky → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel, 🍷 Sherry
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it contains
- 🧪 Water, 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Traditions
- 🧑🤝🧑 British
- Part of
- 🥃 Whisky, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Speyside whisky
- Related to
- 🌍 Western Europe
- Similar and different
- 🥃 BenRiach, 🥃 Aberlour, 🥃 Glenfarclas
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the GlenAllachie distillery?
Billy Walker, Trisha Savage and Graham Stevenson, who acquired the distillery from Chivas Brothers in 2017.
When was GlenAllachie built and who designed it?
According to the producer it was designed in 1967 by William Delmé-Evans and built by Mackinlay McPherson, part of Scottish & Newcastle; first production followed in 1968.
How long is the fermentation at GlenAllachie?
The producer states 160 hours in eight stainless steel washbacks.
Does GlenAllachie make cask strength whisky?
Yes, the producer lists several cask strength batches, for example a 10 year old and a 21 year old; all its whiskies are bottled at high strength, non-chill filtered and at natural colour.
Which cask types does GlenAllachie use?
Releases are matured in casks such as Pedro Ximénez, oloroso, Palo Cortado, red wine and virgin oak.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden vessel made of oak staves in which wine matures, picks up new aromas and slowly takes in air.
- 🍷 Sherry — Protected wine from the Jerez de la Frontera area of Andalusia, aged in oak casks in the solera system; 14 to 22 % alcohol.
- 🌍 Western Europe — France, the Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, Belgium and Luxembourg: a mild, moist climate, pastures and hundreds of cheeses such as Roquefort, Camembert, Gouda and Cheddar.
Similar
🥃 Benrinnes · 🥃 Dailuaine · 🥃 Knockdhu · 🥃 Tamdhu · 🥃 Auchroisk · 🥃 Tamnavulin
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
What it includes
Sources
- The GlenAllachie (official site): Our history (1967 Delmé-Evans design, Mackinlay McPherson / Scottish & Newcastle; 2017 acquired from Chivas Brothers by Billy Walker, Trisha Savage, Graham Stevenson; first core range 2018)
- The GlenAllachie (official site): Our process (160 hours fermentation, eight stainless steel washbacks, Ben Rinnes dams, unpeated, double distillation, about 50,000 casks)
- The GlenAllachie (official site): The core collection (Speyside; range ages; cask types; cask strength batches)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky (Scotland, oak up to 700 l, min. 3 years, min. 40 % ABV)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
- The GlenAllachie (official site): Our philosophy (all expressions bottled at high strength, non-chill filtered, natural colour)