GlenAllachie – 17 Year Old Mizunara & Oloroso (50%)

This is a 17 year old single malt from GlenAllachie, the first bottling in the distillery's Master of Wood series. It is bottled at 50% without added colour or chill-filtration. Part of the whisky was matured in Mizunara oak, the Japanese oak also known as water oak, and it is combined with whisky from Oloroso sherry puncheons and hogsheads. The nose offers honey, dark chocolate, dried fruit and a touch of spiced wood. The palate is rich and full, with vanilla, raisins, nuts and exotic spices, and the finish is long and silky with hints of Mizunara oak.