The GlenAllachie Distillery is launching its oldest and most prestigious core offering yet: The GlenAllachie 30-year-old Cask Strength Batch 1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Coming hot on the heels of winning the World’s Best Single Malt award at the World Whiskies Awards 2021, Batch 1 of The GlenAllachie 30-year-old is the first in a series of annual small batch releases at this age, with only 2,000 bottles available worldwide.

“When I first explored the warehouses here back in 2017, I was blown away by the quality I discovered. I immediately set out earmarking casks and planning a series of incredibly special releases,” said acclaimed Master Distiller Billy Walker, who will celebrate 50 years in the industry next year.

The 30-year-old expression is a marriage of vintage whiskies from nine casks handpicked by Walker from stocks spanning more than 50,000 casks maturing across 16 on-site warehouses at GlenAllachie.

“I always had an ambition to create a memorable 30-year-old expression, presented at natural cask strength, that would truly blow away whisky connoisseurs across the globe,” said Walker.

“It’s a small batch single malt that undoubtedly captures everything I’ve learned along the way in my career, and thus is a bottling I’m particularly proud to release.”

To create this unique whisky, which is bottled at cask strength of 48.9% ABV, non-chill filtered, and natural color, Walker personally selected 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.

The result of Walker’s superlative blending and wood management expertise is an exceptional whisky that delivers bold sherry-matured sophistication; notes of indulgent mocha, ripe figs, and dark chocolate, coupled with classic GlenAllachie honeyed charm.