알라키의 우드피니쉬 제품을 몇개 접해봤었는데, 개인적으로는 12년 루비포트만큼 만족도가 높다.😀😀
피니쉬 제품인데도 말리거나 혹은 조려낸 건과류같은 느낌의 꾸덕한 올로로쏘의 그 캐릭터가 강하게 드러난다.
13년숙성, 48도,뚜따임에도 찌르는 향도 크게 없이 코를 사악 채워준다. 향만큼 맛도 크게 빠지지 않는 느낌. 약간 찐득한 꿀물 느낌도 살짝 올라오고. 끝에서는 오크향과 알라키 특유의 다크초콜릿도 함께 묻어나온다. 스파이시는 크게 느껴지지 않음.
코어레인지 15년과 결이 비슷하면서도 아주 약간 더 포도포도스러움.
15년보다 저숙성임에 불구하고 시세 상 조금 더 비싼편인데 과연 그돈 주고 마실만 한가에 대한 질문을 해본다면, 그렇다😋😋
충분히 그 가격에 비슷하지만 다른 알라키를 경험해볼만한 가치는 있다고 본다. 혹시 이런걸 노리고 자꾸 오크통 실험 하는건가여 빌리옹?🧐🧐
천천히 마시면서 변화를 즐기고 싶은 아이.(물론 이렇게 생각 할수록 빨리 비움🫠)
이제시작이니까 앞으로도 잘부탁해~🤗
#글렌알라키13년올로로소피니쉬 #빌리옹의끝없는도전정신 #리스펙트 #싱글몰트 #위스키
I've tried a few of Allachie's wood finish products, and personally this one is as satisfying as the 12-year Ruby Port.😀😀
Even though it's just a finish, that thick Oloroso character, like dried or stewed dried fruit, comes through strongly.
13 years old, 48%, and even right after opening there's hardly any prickly aroma; it just gently fills your nose. The palate doesn't fall far behind the nose. A slightly sticky honey-water feel comes up a little too. At the end, oak and Allachie's signature dark chocolate come through together. Not much spice to speak of.
Similar in character to the core range 15, but just a tiny bit more grapey-grapey.
It's younger than the 15 yet a bit pricier on the market, so if you ask whether it's worth drinking for that money, yes, it is😋😋
I think it's well worth that price to experience an Allachie that's similar yet different. Is this what you're going for with all those cask experiments, Sir Billy?🧐🧐
One I want to sip slowly and enjoy as it changes. (Of course, the more I think that, the faster it empties🫠)
We're just getting started, so let's get along well from here on~🤗
Over the last 2-3 years, GlenAllachie has been pumping out a whole flood of wood-finish releases, and my guess is they're looking for something that can stand in for the good-quality sherry casks that are in short supply.
That way they keep stacking up data, keep the distillery from sitting idle, save on sherry casks, make some money...
I totally get the thinking, but with so many wood finishes being churned out, it sometimes feels like Grandpa Billy is running tongue experiments a little too recklessly on us whisky addicts, because not many of them have really hit home for me.
(Of course I haven't tried every single wood finish, but even the ones I haven't tried don't get great reviews on Whiskybase and the like...)
I think the proof is that a lot of them are still easy to find sitting on liquor store shelves right now.
Of the ones I've tried, the only one that made me go 'oh, this one's actually pretty good' and later buy a whole bottle was the 12 Year Ruby Port Wood Finish..?
I guess everyone's taste buds are pretty similar in the end, because the 12 Year Ruby Port Wood is hard to find these days.
(Hehe, but I've got a bottle~ 😝)
So, around the second half of last year, while I was feeling totally meh about GlenAllachie's wood finishes, an Oloroso Wood Finish came out in Germany at 48% ABV.
Between the meh feelings, the slightly steep price, and the fact that nobody in Korea was selling it at the time and malt bars weren't stocking it either, so I couldn't even try a dram, I thought and thought and thought and thought and thought-go, thought-go, go-go-go GO! GO! GO! Zealots, attack!!!!! 😂
Bewitched by the magic spell that is 'Oloroso', my second self neatly took care of everything from checkout to delivery.
(A payment spell that lands a critical hit on sherry fanatics: Oloroso~ Pedro Ximénez!! Yep, paying right now~)
I'd been happily enjoying the GlenAllachie 15 a lot, and right around when I started getting a little bored of it, I took out this 13 Year Oloroso Wood Finish and gave it a go. A survivor of the merciless cask experiments, you could say..
First off, it's every bit as satisfying as the 12 Ruby Port. 👍
Even though it's a finish, the rich, dense Oloroso character, like dried or stewed dried fruit, comes through plenty.
13 years old, 48%, and even though it was freshly opened there's hardly any prickly sharpness; it just smoothly fills up your nose.
The palate doesn't fall far behind the nose either.
A slightly sticky honey-water and a touch of vanilla come up,
and at the end, oak and GlenAllachie's signature dark chocolate come through together.
Not much spice to speak of.
It's similar in texture to the core-range 15, but just a tiny bit grapier.
Even though it's younger than the 15, the two currently sell for about the same price, so if you ask whether it's worth paying that much for it, Yes! 👍
I think it's well worth that price to experience a GlenAllachie that's similar but different.
Ahh... 🤔 Is this what you're aiming for with all these cask experiments, Billy?
(Wait, hold on, but isn't this one a sherry cask in the end too!? 🤣)
I'm happy with it, so I'm sipping it slowly and enjoying how it changes.
(Of course, the more I think like this, the faster it empties 😂)
Anyway, please take good care of me for the rest of your bottle-life~