点评:GlenAllachie wasn't initially a part of our itinerary for Speyside whisky, but after hearing constant praise for the brand from practically every whisky shop and bar we visited, we figured we had to go- either they had the most successful PR team in history, or they were doing something really special. I'm glad to say that, after our visit, I'm confident it's the latter.
As an aside, despite its remote location, getting to GlenAllachie on public transport isn't bad at all. For us, we were staying in Dufftown, and took a local bus to Aberlour- from there, it's a scenic 30-minute walk to the distillery (though I'd note there's a sizable hill and no footpath for much of the walk, so proceed appropriately). That same bus route can also take you back to Elgin from Aberlour, linking you to rail lines and the rest of the region.
But back to the distillery- we arrived between scheduled tastings, and instead got a flight from the bar. We picked a wide variety of whiskies (plus an aged peated rum!), and each bottle's history and expected flavor profile was explained to us. The drams themselves were delicious, and hooked us into buying a bottle at their shop.
In the shop were two options for hand-bottling, straight from casks in the shop! I got an incredible Oloroso-finished whisky, at cask strength.
Not only was the distillery clean, welcoming, and all-around worth the visit, the whisky is also at fantastic prices (for those of us a bit more price-conscious)! Pours in the bar were mostly £5-7 per, a big difference from some of the more well-known distillers in the region, and the cask strength hand pour was quite reasonable too!
翻译:格兰阿拉奇最初并非我们斯佩塞威士忌行程的一部分,但在听到几乎每家威士忌商店和酒吧都对这个品牌赞不绝口后,我们决定一定要去——要么他们拥有史上最成功的公关团队,要么他们正在做一些非常特别的事情。我很高兴地说,在参观之后,我确信是后者。
顺便说一句,尽管地处偏远,但乘坐公共交通前往格兰阿拉奇并不难。我们住在达夫镇,然后乘坐当地巴士前往阿伯劳尔——从那里步行30分钟即可到达酿酒厂,沿途风景优美(不过需要注意的是,大部分路段都要翻过一座相当大的山,而且没有人行道,所以要谨慎行事)。同一条巴士线路也可以从阿伯劳尔带您返回埃尔金,连接铁路线和该地区的其他地方。
回到酒厂——我们到达时恰逢品酒时间,所以没有去酒吧。我们挑选了各种各样的威士忌(还有一款陈年泥煤朗姆酒!),他们向我们详细讲解了每瓶酒的历史和预期的风味。酒本身就很美味,吸引着我们去他们的商店买了一瓶。
商店里有两种手工装瓶的选择,直接从店里的酒桶里装瓶!我买到了一瓶非常棒的欧罗索威士忌,原桶强度。
酒厂不仅干净、温馨,而且非常值得一游,而且威士忌的价格也很划算(对于我们这些比较注重价格的人来说)!酒吧里的酒每瓶大多在5-7英镑之间,与当地一些知名酒厂的价格相差甚远,而且原桶强度的手工装瓶价格也相当合理!