It's Aberlour's ever-popular A'Bunadh single malt Scotch whisky! Each batch of this single malt is matured entirely in Spanish oloroso sherry butts, bestowing huge helpings of dried fruit and festive spice notes to the whisky, after which it's bottled up at full-on cask strength with no chill-filtration.
Zesty notes of chocolate-coated orange wheels join sticky ginger loaf and sherried fruits.
Plump sultanas, prunes, cakey spice, and marmalade, with biscuity malt and toffee apple in tow.
Sweet spices and rich oak linger.
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powerful, powerful. this is a massive sherry bomb. yes here is a lot of alcohol burn, but at 61.1% what do you expect. this stuff is great on it's own, but add a small drop of water and the alcohol disappears given a concentrate of sherry in a light drink. ad too much water however, and all that flavor is dulled down.
I would say brilliant for me. Second strongest whisky from A'bunadh collection after batch 56. Yet I preffer drink without water instead of advice to add it. In nose I felt dark cherry chocolate pie with a lil bit alcohol. Palate is nearly same as nose but with some spice and cinamon. Finish is long last fresh malted coffee beans. Nice for cold winter evenings near fire place. Will buy again!
I've been hunting down a bottle of any A'Bunadh for quite some time and this one brought a huge smile to my face. I had it neat, just a small splash in a glass, sipped slowly while I enjoying thanksgiving with my family. It's close to my current favourite, Glenlivet 18. I'm only 24 and have trial an error-ed my way through several different single malts for the past 2 years. So I'm just sharing how I felt, rather than being able to pick out notes. It's the first out of 13 to get me to immediately pour a second dram. So it's 4.5 from myself.
Absolutely gutted about the continual downturn in this NAS (formal sherried bliss) whisky. I have been enjoying early forties batches with quite reliable repeatable joy.Massive joy. Couldn't put this stuff down. Then the batch 50s happened. I have had every batch up to 58, and in turn - got more and more dissatisfied, I used to adore this whisky, and now it kills me every time I fall into the trap of purchasing the next expression- hoping for the former glory. This is a whisky in steep decline, and true sherry fans are now turning away from this former stalwart of affordable yet beautiful sherried whiskies. So sad. Avoid
A'Bunadh is one of my most favorite scotches. I've tried Batches 51, 53, 55, 58, and now am just trying 54. While each batch carries a common characteristic, most notably found in the sherried aspects, each batch certainty has it's own different nuances and it's fun to explore across the various batches to discover the differences. So what about this one? Well I certainly have to agree with the note descriptions above - there's a noticeable amount of chocolate orange in this batch resulting in a more fruity balance compared to some of the other 50's batches. I did also note even before reading the notes the subtle under-gird of cinnamon. Of course the strong sherried note is there in its usual prominence resulting in that fantastic A'Bunadh sherry characteristic. Overall it's a wonderfully pleasant batch full of complexity and well worth the spend. A'Bunadh really does represent great value for any scotch drinker who carries a fondness for a sherried dram. It's a hard one to beat in it's price range and on that count I find it a great point of reference when trying other sherried scotches as well due to the complexity it offers compared to many others. I also encourage adding water as it allows the flavours to develop considerably and the true fuller flavour aspects and nuances to be experienced. It's important to note it's not about strength but subtleties under these circumstance of which the water allows that to be released and experienced in all its A'Bunadh glory. I typically bring mine down to around 40 to 45 % but each to their own and it's also a fun part of the experience to try at different strengths to see how the palate responds. Enjoy, it won't disappoint :)
