49,7°
Distillery : Aberlour - Speyside
Refill Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Decadent Drinks
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
We're coming to the end of the Whisky Sponge series, which is due to stop at the 100th bottling, as promised by Angus MsRaild, co-founder of Decadent Drinks. And with each new issue, we have the feeling that it's getting better. Here is an Aberlour that is the result of blending two Bourbon Refill Hogsheads, one filled in 1989, the other in 1991. Only 297 bottles were made.
Let's Taste It :
Nice airy fullness, with juicy and gourmand fruits, lemon tart, vanilla and agave, mango and pineapple. The whole in a superb balance. A touch of wax, candle wax, Normandy butter, green apples. A slight hint of citrus in the background. Then it becomes more vegetal, with green plants and succulent leaves. On the palate, it's still fruit salad, it's silky, grapefruit, lychee, with woody notes, spices, pepper, cumin, fermented red cherries. Very fine, vigorous and long finish, varnished wood, molasses, melted caramel, dates, cola, liquorice. Candied lemon in retro-olfaction.
In Short,
The quality of the Aberlour distillate can be judged from this bottling, which is certainly one of its finest. There's a magnificent fruitiness, which you'll have to come back to several times before appreciating its full flavour, and very fine herbal notes. This is something you absolutely must have if you appreciate the distillery. On the other hand, the price hurts.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Wet Carpet - Shadowx
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