This is the 9th batch of Casg Annamh from Speyside's Aberlour distillery. The name means "rare cask" in Gaelic and this flavourful expression spent its time maturing in a combo of American oak and sherry casks, offering up rich layers of aromatic spice, fruit cake, and dark chocolate.
Milky coffee, flame raisins and plenty of honeyed malt.
Golden Grahams, nectarines, cinnamon and strawberry jam.
Cooking spices, sugary biscuits and red apples.
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Honest? is a bit complex...but i have to admit is the best Aberlour whisky i tasted since A'Bunadh 47 and 52! Really complex aroma and pallete - opens up 'darker' with HIGHLAND water...sweeter straight up...deffo one to watch for future batches!
Not worthy of Aberlour. Hoping there won't be a batch 2.
Really a great dram, and great value. Nose: Vanilla, malty honey and spice. Palate: Oak spice. Sweet candied floral notes, fruity caramel. Sweet citrus. Finish: Pleasant, long, sweet and spicy.
Rather disappointed by this! Expected the usual delicious sherry content with a twist, and was instead underwhelmed by spice and citrus. I thought perhaps I'd been over-critical, but the few friends who've tried it all agree, that it's merely okay, but not much more than that.
If elegant could be used to describe a whisky, the Casg Annamh has earned it. So much flavor, and it gets better after the first dram. Sweet rum cask on nose, vanilla frosting. More sweet vanilla, raisins on palate. Medium long finish, cereal notes, vanilla bean. After a few drops of water, more pronounced vanilla, oily mouthfeel, cereal.
