This exquisite new limited edition release is part of the Masters of Wood series from GlenAllachie distillery, 'a super-premium arm' of the Wood Collection. The series celebrates the exceptional casks Billy Walker and his team have to offer. This incredible new expression has been matured for 17 years in a combination of Mizunara barrels and superior Oloroso puncheons and hogshead casks. Bottled at 50% vol, natural colour and non-chill filtered.
Mizunara Japanese oak is very rare and very rarely used to mature whisky, it's expensive and challenging for coopering and maturation. The trees must be grown to be around 200 years old before being felled, which is twice the age of most species used for casks.
Tasting Notes
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Nose
Heather honey, dried orange peel and crystalised ginger, with notes of cocoa, toasted tobacco leaves and fresh vanilla pods.
Palate
Baking spices, dried blood orange and grilled honeycomb, followed by bursts of rich cocoa, poached cinnamon apples and fig syrup, with pecans and demerara sugar