Aultmore 10 Year Old 2001 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Aultmore SMWS 73.53 Springtime freshness; spicy warmth

My wife and I recently attended our first Society tasting a couple weeks ago where we met up with some whisky friends and tried some very very awesome whiskies. Now after we tried the Caol Ila, which was lovely, the discussion of artificial coloring commonly used in mass produced whiskies, whiskies such as Lagavulin 16 yr old, Glenlivet,...

Score 85/100

Aultmore SMWS 73.52 - Speakeasy perkiness

Aultmore was built in 1895 by Alexander Edward, who had helped run Benrinnes and was part-owner of Craigellachie. In 1923 he sold it to John Dewar & Sons, who sold it three years later to DCL, where many years later it became part of the Flora & Fauna range. In 1998 it was sold to Bacardi, who just launched a new 12 year old expression. I...

Score 89/100

Aultmore 1997 Connoisseurs Choice

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. We chose Gordon & Macphails 1997 Connoisseurs Choice for our second whisky. Aultmore, near the Speyside town of Keith and named after the nearby Burn of Auchinderran , are part of the John Dewar group, who are in turn owned by Bacardi. There is no official...

Score 85/100

Aultmore 12 Year Old

Nose: grassy with hints of aniseed. Sweeter notes lurking beneath; candied ginger? Taste: rich, oily body. Sweet with licorice and tropical fruits. Then a massive surge of oak. Wonderful, lip-smacking stuff. Finish: a touch of sourness, but not enough to make things unpleasant. Long and oaky with echoes of malty sweetness. Balance: I really love...

Score 90/100