Aberlour 1976 22 Year Old

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch 53

Aberlour A’Bunadh was the first malt that won me over when I started my whisky journey in 2011. My youthful enthusiasm led me to load up on bottles, and when batch numbers exceeded my age I decided to save them to open when I turned that age. Of course, with several batches released per year, and my breadth of experience increasing (and so my...

Score 87/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

This bottle is from batch 47. It was a gift from my wife way back on Valentines day, and now it's when I feel like doing a review for this. I recently did a review of the Four Roses Small Batch, but I've been wanting to take somewhat of a break. I love writing my so called "reviews", but after a while they feel like a chore. And once it...

Score 89/100

Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask

Since I could not find any Aberlours for tasting in a bar, I used all of your reviews to guide me into just taking a chance, which paid off dearly, so thanks to all of you! This was my first Aberlour purchased and it won't be my last. If you blindfolded a blend drinker and gave them this one and then asked to guess what kind of spirit it is, they...

Score 89/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

Wow what a surprise this is, beautifully rich colour with honey, raisins, burnt-charcoal, burnt sugar, dried bark, marzipan and vanilla on the nose. First impression is that this is more like a Bourbon than a Scotch Whisky but there you go... Added water to taste, not the subtle arrival that perhaps I expected but a rich syrupy, smoky bourbon...

Score 90/100