Glenallachie 1972 Old Malt Cask Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Glenallachie 1972 Old Malt Cask

Added on Monday, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Bottler:

Douglas Laing

Age:	38 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1972	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	50.00 %	Region:	Speyside
Price:	N/A	Availability:	Collectors Only

Distilled 1972 March Bottled 2011 January Sherry Butt DL Ref 6880 302 Bottles

Retail was about $170.

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Candy-sherry nose of figs, dates, etc. Big chocolate and toffee. And beef jerky. Some coffe and varnish/glue in the background.

Oh yeah, gotta love the flavor. Yum!! Unmistakably sherried, medium-sweet, with some nice leathery stuff and Earl Grey tea. No sulfur, or cousins of it. Pure goodness. Rosewater. Deliciousness.

The requisite spice moves to the front in the finish, in a slow fade. Is that smoke??

An excellent sherried specimen with some unexpected nuances. Extremely drinkable yet still big and full. I love it. Buy this now! A-/A

Sku

Nose: Yeah, sherry, a bit of mildew (but not in a bad way)
Palate: Sherry and light peat.
Finish: Wood, sherry and wisps of peat, ending in light smoke.

A very nice one. The hint of smoke really adds to it.

Chris

N: Smells medicinal, with leather notes (oiled baseball mitt), and then sweet nectar.
P: Bright and fruity sherry, extremely concentrated but not in an overly sweet kind of way. Cherry and citrus.
F: Thick and chewy with lingering spice.
Top notch stuff. Very balanced with the nose, palate, and finish all telling the same great story.

Fuji

N: Wow! Hello Sherry. Theres also wood, ripe cherries and citrus zest

P: Mentholated sherry, black berries, prunes

F: Varnish and a whiff of peat

This is great stuff! A-/A

Andy

n: Fantastic. Just classic heavy sherry.
p: Butterscotch and cedar in a forest. Nice mouthfeel - thick.

Kevin

N: Fruity & floral. Yum

P: Thick & sherried. Very complex. There's peat towards the end that moves through the finish.

F: Comes on strong. Is as complex as the palate.

Really like the complexity - how it switches from sherry to peat so drastically.

Ries

n: Dry, dark and an ancient musk. Cocoa and dried strawberries. Vanilla malts.

t: Intense aged wood, sweet and complex musk profile, like an old bookstore with potpourri. Blanched strawberries. Oily and sophisticated with a tease of smoke. Straightforward but sophisticated in the wood profile.

Cask #6498

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