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Fellow Drammers!
On Sunday, Dec. 14th, you're invited to join us for a very special online Drammers tasting with one of the true icons of Scotch - Billy Walker, Master Distiller for GlenAllachie. The event will start at Noon Pacific / 3pm EST for those in the US, and 20:00 in Scotland.
With over 50 years of experience in the industry, Mr. Walker is one of the most respected veterans in Scotch. With a degree in chemistry from the University of Glasgow in his pocket, he began his career in whisky in 1972 at what was then one of the largest whisky companies in the world — Hiram Walker, which at the time was focused on its Ballantines blend. He worked through every aspect of production, eventually moving over to Inver House and Burn Stewart Distillers. But it was in 2004 when he really began to make his mark, putting together a team to buy the BenRiach Distillery, which they revitalized and made into a major name. Lest anyone think it was luck, he did it again with the GlenDronach Distillery, and was on his way to revitalizing a third distillery (GlenGlassaugh) when Beam Suntory came knocking in 2016 and made an offer he couldn’t refuse for all 3 distilleries. So, he started again at what would prove to be arguably his greatest achievement, acquiring and putting all his energy into his current project — The GlenAllachie Distillery, which we’ll be focused on at this tasting. When he bought it, GlenAllachie was mostly known for supplying malt to Chivas Regal, but Billy quickly went to work shifting the focus to single malts and launching them worldwide. We’ll be tasting nearly their entire range of releases, including some of their oldest expressions. In total, our lineup will feature 9 expressions:
30yo GlenAllachie (Batch #3). 48.9% abv
21yo GlenAllachie (Batch #4). 51.1% abv
18yo GlenAllachie. 46% abv
15yo GlenAllachie. 46% abv
12yo GlenAllachie. 46% abv
8yo GlenAllachie. 46% abv
8yo GlenAllachie - Scottish Oak Maturation. 48% abv
7yo GlenAllachie - Hungarian Oak Maturation. 48% abv
Meikle Toir - The Original. Aged 5 years, 50% abv. (Peated)
That's our lineup, we hope you can join us! The event will take place over Zoom and login details will be circulated closer to the event. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers!
Drammers Club