Glenallachie 10 Years Old Specially selected for the Netherlands Cask 4557 62.4% 2010

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Sniff:
The typical fierce dryness that is cask strength GlenAllachie. Lots of dry osk, sawdust and a woody bitterness. The almonds and cherry stones without the fruitiness.

Sip:
Fierce and bone dry. Lots of oak, sawdust, some sweetness too. Egg washed puff pastry, some other wood spices that I cannot pin down. Black tea.

Swallow:
Dry with lots, and I mean lots, of oak. Not necessarily cask driven, but pure and dry sawdust and shavings.

Chinquapin is two different things. It’s a dwarf chestnut tree, which I find strange since that’s not allowed for whisky making. However, it’s also a name for a smaller species of oak, named after the dwarf chestnut tree. That explains some things.

The virgin oak is quite noticeable, since it is a very wood forward whisky. I love that it becomes massively dry because of it, especially on the finish. It might be a bit too much for some, but it’s right up my alley, even though it’s more ‘alcohol oak juice’ than a soothing single malt whisky.