The GlenAllachie 12 Year Old Sauternes Wine Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml) - UK Exclusive

Made from the Bordeaux region’s lesser known white varieties, Sauternes is a celebrated French dessert wine derived via ‘noble rot’, a natural phenomenon that dehydrates the fruit and concentrates the sugars. The specially selected hogsheads for this edition have imparted luscious notes of ripe peach, caramel sauce and stem ginger on the honey-forward spirit. The limited edition was specially selected for the UK. 48% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered.

Other reviews... Deliciously moreish, simply put it is a GlenAllachie enhanced by the rich, deliciously sweet flavours you would find in a glass of Sauternes wine. The fruits are all a gentle and refined support act, it is the sugars that are the headline star and the 48% bottling strength simply adds to the sweet flavour pleasure experience. - scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk

...These are obviously not the kinds of expressions we usually favour (the ‘wineskies’), yet you never know, Sauternes can sometimes work rather well and at GA they do know their way around finishing/double maturation… Colour: light gold. Nose: vanilla, apricot yoghurt, mirabelle yoghurt, all-flower honey ‘from the European Union’, then herbal infusions, lime blossom, chamomile and so on. Nothing to complain about, a lovely nose. Mouth: quite creamy, close to a first fill bourbon, without too many obvious nods to Sauternes, rather on a fine apricot tart topped with vanilla cream and acacia honey. A few little jellybabies from Haribo. Finish: medium in length yet tighter, leaning more towards lemon. The aftertaste is more herbal. Lemon jellybabies, all in all. Comments: cool, very easy bottling. 82 points - whiskyfun.com

Notes from the producers... Nose: Honeycomb, butterscotch and toffee sauce, with crystalised ginger, mocha and peaches.Taste: Tropical fruits, heather honey and baking spices, followed by demerara sugar, coconut and marmalade, with citrus notes, caramel and ice cream on the finish.