Aberlour 10 Year Old Sherry Finish

Aberlour 14 Year Old 2000 Malts of Scotland ‘46’

The autumn release of Malts of Scotland has arrived. That means work for me. I will open the debates with the first Aberlour from this bottler in their so-called ‘46’-series. You have guessed it: the malt is cut to the drinking strength of 46% ABV. I am sure this was a refill bourbon hogshead, for it is the palest Aberlour I have ever seen. The...

Score 77/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

Batch 54 of this Aberlour a'bunadh (which means 'from the source’) was released in 2015. It is bottled at a whopping cask strength of 60,7%. The nose is honeysweet and reminds me more of a GlenDronach than an a’bunadh at first. I get loads of toffee, white chocolate, cranberries and rose water, drenched in orange juice. But there are hardly any...

Score 86/100

Aberlour 10 Year Old

On nasal review I was immediately surprised at not being stung in the nose, rather after three takes I had to pause and reorient for some minutes and retake three takes again to understand what I was smelling; is this what the experts call 'peat'? The harshness of the smell which does lie underneath is significantly subdued by what I suppose is a...

Score 88/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

I'm only about a year and a half into my "single malt journey," so this will not be the review of a seasoned whisky veteran. I'll admit that I feel a bit under-qualified to speak on this whisky, but perhaps my views will serve as a cautionary note to others just starting to explore the single-malt world. Until trying Aberlour A'bunadh, I...

Score 82/100