jimmyjam312
GlenAllachie 10 Year Cask Strength Batch 7
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
July 15, 2023 (edited August 9, 2023)
Review #034
Tasted after: Glenallachie 13 Year Madeira Wood Finish (Cask Strength)
Appearance (no score):
• Deep mahogany color
• Unable to look for legs due to water-repellent coating on the glass I was tasting with
Nose: 17/20
• Plumbs, figs and raisins initially dominate a syrupy sweet aroma, more time nosing it starts to reveal some red wine tannins and ripe pears also
Palate: 40/50
• Syrupy and very sweet, almost like cough syrup but without the medicinal menthol element, looking past that I’m also getting cherries, honey, strawberry preserves, and dark chocolate
Finish: 24/30
• Long finish, the cough syrup sweetness from the palate never really goes away, but chili peppers get things started, that fades away to oak spices and leather before finally transitioning to a menthol flavored ending
• The finish is long and nice but the ending menthol plus super sweet syrup makes me think I just swallowed cough syrup
Total: 81/100
• Scoring rubric 80-84: Quite good, very enjoyable to drink, but doesn’t wow me, still it may make regular appearances in my collection. 4.25 stars.
Final thoughts:
• A drop of water brings out some extra spices, nutmeg on the palate, then cinnamon and oak spice in the finish, also minimizing the ending menthol flavor
• It’s just too sweet, it’s very good but not well balanced, a drop of water is needed to bring it to a truly enjoyable state
• Thanks to my brother @Mark-Watson2 for the sample
Price: gifted sample
Would recommend: no
Would buy: no
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