Aberlour 12 Year Old Non Chill-Filtered

Having just got stuck into my first bottle of the 12yr NCF , I find myself utterly confused, and even a little annoyed with Aberlour. I have long been a fan of this distillery. The 10yo is a top-notch "entry level" malt, the 12yo 40% is significantly richer, more complex and well worth the extra few pounds, and of course the cask strength A'Bunadh is a class act too (though WAY overpriced nowadays). And, to my tastes at least, the 12yo 48% NCF is simply the most sumptuously delicious 12yo Speyside ever in the history of whisky - and currently practically unobtainable because it is not part of the core range! Why? So come on Aberlour, keep this stuff coming (and don't jack the price up because of favourable reviews, like you did with A'Bunadh), and I will certainly keep on buying it regularly, as I'm sure will a great many others.

6th July 2020

Aberlour 12 NCF is a very good single malt at a great price. It’s much better than the normal 12 Double Cask for only a couple dollars more. The nose and taste are characterized by baked cherry pie with the buttery pie crust sensations of NCF whisky, plums, vanilla spice, strawberry, caramel apples, some almonds (more on the palate than the nose), nutmeg, and fig newtons. It has a rich, smooth mouth feel that coats the palate as it transitions from the dominant sherry cask flavors to the bourbon cask fruits underneath. The finish is warming and medium in length, with fruit sweetness, a pleasant tart sensation, cinnamon spice, and a dash of oak. I think Aberlour 12 NCF is as good or better than four of the five batches of A’Bunadh that I have tried. It’s not quite a sherry bomb like A’Bunadh, but it’s profile works better with the spirit and casks of Aberlour. It’s my second favorite sherry cask regular dram, behind Macallan 12 sherry cask (US 86 proof version) and ahead of GlenDronach 12.

8th June 2018

Wonderful sherried whisky, slightly more refined than the A’Bunadh in my opinion and only surpassed by the magical Macallan Cask Strength

1st April 2018

Yummy this one..very good and non chill filtered..no added colouring..48%..at around £40..great value overall..BUY IT!!!!!😎

4th December 2017

Nice dram this one...with added water..lots of nice flavours and warming flavours. Good value for money this Aberlour 48%er!😎

12th November 2017

This was really good, actualy a bit above expectations.

25th February 2017

Highly recommended. I haven't been disappointed with an Aberlour yet!

9th January 2017

Tasty sherry

29th September 2016

After having a pour of this after Macallan and Glenlivet 12, it tasted like ethanol and burned the throat on the way down. No reason to give this another try.

1st May 2016

Gorgeous on the nose, with loads of sherry influence if nosed without adding water, really soft as well. After adding water the fruits are coming up a lot more, with mainly raisins and a mixture of warm and fresh apple.

On the palate there is a really sweet arrival, a bit spicy and a long slightly bitter finish, wonderful dram!

23rd June 2015