🥃 GlenAllachie 18 Year Old
GlenAllachie 18-year-old, in the first core range of 2018: oak casks, unpeated; 46% ABV.
GlenAllachie 18 Year Old is the oldest expression of the GlenAllachie core range at standard strength. It joined the first core range in July 2018, according to Scotchwhisky.com. It is bottled at 46% ABV according to the official website and Scotchwhisky.com; the whisky is bottled without chill filtration and without colouring.
The whisky is made from unpeated barley malt. According to the official website, it matures for 18 years in selected oak casks in warehouses on the distillery grounds. Neither the website nor Scotchwhisky.com names specific cask types, so do not attribute a sherry finish to it without a label. The official description mentions honey, mocha, toffee, cinnamon, maraschino cherry, marzipan and dark chocolate.
Why it matters to you. Compared with GlenAllachie 15 Year Old, it has three more years of maturation and more oak notes, but less certainty about sherry. Compared with the 12-year-old, the difference lies mainly in age. The WHO reminds that there is no safe dose of alcohol.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 46% ABV |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 18 years |
| Cask type | oak casks (cask type not specified in the sources) |
| Raw material | unpeated barley malt |
| Year founded | 2018 |
| EU category | 2 — whisky/whiskey |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 GlenAllachie 18 Year Old → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 GlenAllachie, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Speyside whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 GlenAllachie 15 Year Old, 🥃 GlenAllachie 15 Year Old, 🥃 GlenAllachie 8 Year Old, 🥃 GlenAllachie 8 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that GlenAllachie 18 is peated?
No. The official website describes it as an unpeated whisky with fruity, sweet and oaky notes.
What is the strength of GlenAllachie 18 Year Old?
46% ABV, according to the official website and Scotchwhisky.com.
When did GlenAllachie 18 Year Old appear?
In July 2018, in the distillery's first core range.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky — Malted barley is the base of whisky: malt enzymes convert starch in the mash, and EU whisky is distilled below 94.8% vol.
- 🥃 GlenAllachie 8 Year Old — GlenAllachie's youngest core-range expression since 2022: Pedro Ximénez and oloroso puncheons, fresh oak, red wine barriques; 46% ABV.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 GlenAllachie 12 Year Old · 🥃 GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength · 🥃 GlenAllachie 8 Year Old · 🥃 GlenAllachie 15 Year Old · 🥃 Aultmore 12 Year Old · 🥃 Aultmore 18 Year Old
⚠️ 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.
Sources
- The GlenAllachie (official): 18 Year Old — 46 %; oak casks; unpeated; non-chill filtered, no colour added
- Scotchwhisky.com: Glenallachie core range revealed (02.07.2018; 10 y.o. cask strength 57.1 %, American oak, PX, oloroso and virgin oak; 12 y.o. 46 %, PX, oloroso and virgin oak; 18 y.o. 46 %; natural colour, no chill filtration)
- The GlenAllachie (official): Core collection (8, 10 Cask Strength, 12, 15, 18, 21 Cask Strength and older)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
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