Glenallachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - Batch 10

Other reviews... They say 'red wine' instead of 'Rioja'. Don't tell me I'm going to miss the presence of a Rioja in my malt whisky, sweet Vishnu! Colour: dark reddish apricot. There, the red wine is evident. Nose: more vinous, fruitier, more on small red and black berries, with a Burgundy side represented by touches of black cherries. There's definitely a cherry liqueur aspect, but water could change everything. With water: well no, it seems like if they've added guignolet while no one was watching. It's not bad, far from it, but it may be to Speyside malt what Kriek is to Belgian beer, if you see what I mean. For now… Mouth (neat): not bad at all but below Batch 9. Much more cherry jam, and a lot more pepper and ginger. With water: it's very good, it just tastes rather more 'flavoured' than batch 9, which was firmly established in the category of... Let's not repeat those brand names, please. Finish: long, sweet, with a lot of cherry. Comments: on the one hand, I love cherries in general, but on the other hand, the rather superlative Batch 9 had more class and... malt. Well, we'll see what Batch 11 is like, I hope it's not out yet, is it? Are we late once more? 86 points - whiskyfun.com