Aberlour a’bunadh is a cask strength malt whisky made up of parcels of Oloroso sherry butts (between 80-100 casks) which are bottled without chill filtration, undiluted by water or the addition of caramel for coloring. The aim is to duplicate a whisky of times gone by and another aspect are the various batches, each of which are slightly different from all the others.

 The nose is strong, sweet and rounded, warmed brown sugar, chocolate, Christmas cake fruits, Demerara sugar pie with condensed milk, light resin, malt and sherry. Espresso. The taste is huge and warming, a hint of mint, oak, malt, oak and sherry (lots of sherry). Absolutely excellent and a distinct lack of off notes. Some aspects on the taste don’t show the 60.2% ABV. The latter part of the taste is very dry. The finish is very long and varied, complex with a lot of different flavours coming to the surface over time.  Vanilla, chocolate, malt, sherry. In the later moments of the finish there are reminders of a dry lumber yard. Sweet intermingled with the dry. Excellent.

 Cask priced at C$83 Visit www.aberlour.com for distillery details.

 Score: 87 Points