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Молодой (4 года) торфяной Glenallachie — нехарактерный для Спейсайда прибрежный, дымный и солёный профиль с ощутимой сладостью. Опытные и остальные сходятся: удачный и любопытный эксперимент для своего возраста, оценки плотно держатся около 85–87.
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В аромате сено, злаки, изюм, мёд и ваниль соседствуют с копчёным беконом, сыромятной кожей и явной торфяной дымкой, а также солью и минеральностью — молодой, прибрежный, почти островной характер, неожиданный для спейсайдского завода, работающего в основном на хересных бочках. Вкус маслянистый и кремовый, с перцем и пряностями, ощутимой сладостью (мёд, садовые и косточковые фрукты), копчёной свининой и солёной лакрицей; торф поначалу неявный, но к послевкусию выходит на первый план. Послевкусие средней длины, тёплое, с дымной древесиной, водорослями, мятой и возвращающейся солью; крепость около 60% отмечают как на удивление сглаженную и хорошо встроенную.
Хвалят смелость и цельность сборки, сравнивая с молодыми Port Charlotte, Kilchoman и Ballechin, и отмечают зрелость структуры для четырёх лет; в критике — избыточная солёность у одного из опытных ревьюеров, лёгкая агрессивность спирта, ноты растворителя, резины и машинного масла, а также сомнения в оправданности цены. Опытные ставят чуть шире (от 78 до 88) и первыми фиксируют смену профиля на торфяной, тогда как основная масса плотно кучкуется в диапазоне 83–88; расхождения умеренные, общий тон согласованный — необычный, но удачный молодой торфяной релиз.
dram-drinker
86
30 may 2023 10:00 pm
Quite good for a 4yo
| Нос |
85 |
Hay, cereals, little yeasty, sultanas, honey, dough, nutty, berries, citric, vanilla, pepper, whiff of smoke |
| Вкус |
87 |
Oily, creamy, nutty, spices, pepper, honey, good sweetness, smoked ham and bacon, toasted bread, little citric, woody, tobacco |
| Финиш |
86 |
Medium long, warm, honey, woody, herbs, smoke and little peat, hint of varnish, rubber, engine oil |
Dris
85
22 nov 2022 1:37 am
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 83
peatbogger
87
25 mar 2023 11:39 pm
Sample courtesy of ronnholt. Intriguing and interesting. If you're a fan of the sherry bombs... well, spend your cash on another bottle, but if you enjoy the "heat of the peat" this is actually great.
| Нос |
86 |
Oyez! Glenallachie with this level of peat is a new one. Not quite Islay, but it's in the direction. Young and coastal, rather unusual for a Speyside distillery that's on the rise with mainly sherry casks. Smoked bacon. Rawhide. |
| Вкус |
88 |
On arrival the peat is really not that up front. But it crawls forward and by the finish it's in the driver's seat and have grabbed the steering wheel. It's sweet, before the peat coup there's quite a bit of savory fruit, afterwards I was just too stunned to notice. Spice is present, peppery in modest amounts. |
| Финиш |
86 |
It's young so I didn't expect too much. Length is about medium, although the sweet peat notes are quite sticky with a waft of a mint leaf at the end. |
Baanaanaabob
86
29 oct 2022 7:08 pm
White wine, peat, vanilla, kippers, orchard fruits, citrus, not bad for a 4yo
springtank
86
01 apr 2023 5:33 pm
нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
JNuyts
86
03 dec 2022 6:14 pm
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 87
90ClubWhisky
84
22 nov 2025 9:10 pm
Light, dark straw color. Oily structure.
| Нос |
84 |
Peat. Dry peat, slightly sweet. Salty caramel. Salt. Vanilla. Low-cocoa milk chocolate with salt. More and more salt. Even minerality. A pinch of spice. On the second nose, toffee arrives. Fudge. All salted, of course. A pinch of black pepper. Vanilla pudding. The nose has opened up. Better than at first. |
| Вкус |
83 |
Peat. Dry peat. Loads of salt. Minerality. Table salt. Quite an oily texture. Turbo-salted peanuts. Vanilla. Salted caramel. Salted toffee. A ton of salt, definitely too much. A hint of smoke. |
| Финиш |
85 |
Peat. Even a hint of seaweed. Earthiness. A sweet-salty aftertaste. Salty toffee. Salty fudge. Salty cocoa. Better after the second sip, though a bit too salty. But quite full-bodied. What's interesting about this whisky is that despite its very young age and high alcohol content, the alcohol level doesn't bother you. Long finish. |
GIORGOS
87
26 jan 2023 12:15 am
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
Rien
84
10 nov 2023 9:54 pm
нос 86 · вкус 84 · финиш 83
LunaWhisky
88
05 apr 2026 12:33 pm
Drinking Date:1/3/2026
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
ThorstenH
78
26 apr 2024 8:44 pm
GA with peat influence is something new. Quite well done. 71-80 – Fine, like to drink by time
нос 78 · вкус 83 · финиш 74
gaboruso
84
11 dec 2022 9:56 pm
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 83
whiskytornado
83
24 dec 2022 12:05 am
нос 84 · вкус 83 · финиш 83
FernetBranco
87
26 mar 2026 8:47 am
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
DramSlayer
86
23 feb 2024 5:30 pm
нос 88 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
Luigisim
87
02 mar 2025 7:34 am
Quite similar to young Port Charlotte, woth a different type of peat. Smooth and sweet, already balanced.
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
Izzino
91
10 oct 2022 5:55 pm
Very nice, young smoker, sweet, interesting. Alcohol strength is very pleasant and integrated. I would not believe that it is 60%. Overall, I rate it very positively. And the question: would you pay +80€ for it a second time? No, thanks. For that, I'll buy a 10yo Ballechin keg for show.
valasios
86
01 jan 2023 8:46 pm
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
rolabob
85
16 sep 2023 10:04 am
нос 84 · вкус 85 · финиш 85
geriud
84
07 nov 2022 6:07 pm
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 84
WiltChamberlain
82
08 oct 2022 1:02 pm
нос 83 · вкус 81 · финиш 81
Ninofdram
88
25 nov 2022 11:16 pm
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
Whiskydufftown
87
20 jan 2024 7:19 pm
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 85
rvangerwen29
86
02 dec 2024 10:35 pm
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
JoshNRW
87
06 jan 2023 10:59 pm
Short note from my notes during an online tasting on 12/30/2022: Next to a 30yo Glenallachie this is only the second one that I really like. After at least 20 Glenallachie that I had in the glass, I only liked the very old one and this very young one here.
| Нос |
88 |
Clear rye note of spice, lots of sweetness, some peat, nice sweetness and very good texture. The alcohol is surprisingly restrained and round. cinnamon apples. |
| Вкус |
87 |
Again a good texture and cinnamon apples again, some peat at the end. |
| Финиш |
87 |
Lots of alcohol, but at the same time very creamy and oily. Departure medium long. |
besar
86
23 jan 2023 11:14 am
нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
GLENRIGI
85
03 apr 2023 4:49 pm
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
butt
83
22 oct 2023 10:19 pm
нос 85 · вкус 83 · финиш 81
Whiskyslam
84
26 sep 2025 5:13 pm
нос 87 · вкус 83 · финиш 82
MLE
83
08 jun 2025 1:40 am
нос 83 · вкус 84 · финиш 82
junyvyao
87
24 jan 2025 1:05 pm
The predecessor of Meikle Tòir is actually quite interesting.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
Gous
87
05 mar 2023 10:03 pm
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 86
Jimbeau
85
17 dec 2024 2:02 pm
нос 87 · вкус 85 · финиш 84
Odinson
84
20 oct 2022 10:40 pm
нос 83 · вкус 84 · финиш 84
sakis
84
07 jan 2026 2:12 am
нос 85 · вкус 84 · финиш 84
zacharyvv
85
19 feb 2025 5:46 am
нос 86 · вкус 85 · финиш 83
TimkoT
81
07 nov 2022 3:57 pm
нос 82 · вкус 81 · финиш 80
Vas
88
02 jun 2023 4:02 pm
Surprisingly it was quite nice for such young whisky
| Нос |
89 |
a lot of sweetness - vanilla, dried fruits, honey |
| Вкус |
88 |
The notes of spiciness, smoked leather |
| Финиш |
88 |
More than average - with notes of smokey wood and seaweed |
Yvesss88
86
30 mar 2026 10:07 pm
Falang
87
24 aug 2023 7:49 am
texture as well as some greenish fresh notes too. Experimenting and daring whisky with an unprecedented character. This doesn't remotely resemble a Speysider but is reminiscent of crazy Kilchoman. Nicely built aroma of smoke, salt and freshly tanned leather intertwined with warm apples and lots of mineral elements. The whisky is a magnificent example of unexpected flavors being put together. Bold, daring, clever! Very hard to believe that this is only a 4y old product.
| Нос |
87 |
Stinky nose at first with a distinct stable smell. Oily with pork belly, and young herring with spring onions. Sweet with peach, honey, apples and a hint of wet earth. Black pepper at the end. Peaty with gentle smoke. Great nose! Unbelievable that this is a young Speysider :-) |
| Вкус |
89 |
Peppery at first with a great complexity. Slightly aggressive alcohol with sweet manure and smoked bacon. Peat and salted licorice bound together with freshly tanned leather. Oily and powerful. After a few sips the aggressiveness seems to disappear and the whisky becomes more mineral. Hint of bitters at the end with distinct ash flavors. The peaty aromas are balanced and clever. They do not dominate the whole but form a structured base to build on. Hint of green paprika at the end... Wauw! |
| Финиш |
84 |
Medium long finish with young wood and apple compote. The oily touch stays, the porkbelly comes back and the seasalt returns too. Great finish and it's only here one can taste it's youth a bit. |
LakatosKE
86
24 oct 2022 10:37 am
price aside - really promising peated whisky, ABV well integrated, doesn't feel like whisky that is this young, thumbs up to Billie
| Нос |
87 |
bacon, sweet vanilla, honey, leather, fruity |
| Вкус |
87 |
peat smoke, sweet vanilla, toffee, vegetal, salty notes, fruitiness but not much of a citrus notes here as we know them from Islay whiskies |
| Финиш |
85 |
short to medium - smoke combined with vanilla what else can be expected from whisky at this age |
YD84
89
31 jul 2023 5:28 pm
Earth, spices, forest wood, orchard fruits, farmyard funk, old leather, books, vanilla, tobacco ash, smoked meat, salted nuts. Nice, oily texture. This is gorgeous, glad I could get hold of a sample. Great things ahead for Glenallachie if this is a sign of things to come. Will have to keep an eye out for releases that involve post-Billy-Walker-takeover distillate.
нос 89 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
claymore84
86
04 may 2024 9:56 pm
Tasted on 04.05.2024 in Lommel.
Qiefangbai
87
07 jan 2026 3:36 pm
| Нос |
87 |
Bubble gum, peach, citrus, sweet orange, cream, peat, wet wheat, spices |
| Вкус |
86 |
Honey, maltose, lime, dried peat, oil |
| Финиш |
87 |
roasted malt, peat, rubber, paint, firewood, tannin, herbs |
Monstruo
86
29 mar 2023 7:39 am
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 86