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.
Ach, maybe it's just me and, given a blind tasting, I might not be able to tell the difference between 32 and 33. However, the 32 gets my vote. If you want a big flavour hitter this is just fantastic. Don't get conned with Christmas pud and dry fruit comments, this a serious whisky with loads more than just strength and sherry. Give it a wee rest with a tad of water and you have a flavour explosion.
I have tasted batch 27, 29 and 30 and expect 2 bottles of 31 tomorrow. Can't wait, this whisky never fails to impress even against whisky's at twice the price. That long lingering eucalyptus taste at the end is to die for.
Cheers!
Cheers! What a wonderful experience of malt whiskey All the best!
As always these a'bunadhs are fantastic!
