• Category – Spirits, whisky, Scotch, single malt, 48.9% abv
  • Available – From this month
  • Location – Available worldwide
  • Price – In the UK, SRP of GBP475 (US$670) per 70cl bottle

The new launch, the first in an upcoming series of 30-year-old whiskies from the company, will roll out globally on an allocation of 2,000 bottles. The expression is a combination of 1989 and 1990 vintages matured in former Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso hogsheads and puncheons, along with a small quantity of Chinquapin virgin oak casks.

“I always had an ambition to create a memorable 30-year-old expression, presented at natural cask strength,” said GlenAllachie master distiller Billy Walker. “It’s a small-batch single malt that undoubtedly captures everything I’ve learned along the way in my career, and this is a bottling I’m particularly proud to release.”

In March, GlenAllachie added a ten-year-old cask strength whisky to its portfolio. The single malt was bottled at 55.9% abv.

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