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Darkness! Aberlour 20 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish 50cl Whisky

Name: Darkness! Aberlour 20 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish 50cl Whisky
Brand: Darkness
SKU: 30007
Price: 61.95 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

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Single Malt Scotch Whisky50cl53.4%

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Description

Embrace the Darkness! Embrace it, let it into your heart! Or should that be, let it into your glass? You should definitely do both, as this 20 year old Aberlour deserves your love and attention. It was finished for 3 months in little 50 litre casks that previously held Oloroso Sherry. The small size of the cask allows for more interaction between the whisky and the wood, giving it an in-your-face profile of Sherry notes and a deep, dark hue.

"Rich fruitcake but with demonic amounts of extra spice; quite brilliant! In true and very old Aberlour style..."

- Jim Murray (95 Points)

"Rich fruitcake but with demonic amounts of extra spice; quite brilliant! In true and very old Aberlour style..."

- Jim Murray (95 Points)

Nose

Juicy raisins and dark spices, red apple, brandy butter and hints of apple pie with dark chocolate shavings sprinkled on top.

Palate

Dried fruit and oak with bitter marmalade and milk chocolate late palate.

Finish

Drying with more oak and fruit, touches of honey and also some cigar box that's perhaps been lurking in the background throughout coming to the fore.

Overall

Another excellent example of how the 3 months in smaller casks can both add to and concentrate notes already found within the whisky with an intense and delicious result.

Style

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Region

Country

Distillery/Brand

Bottler

Maturation

Sherry

Dimensions

W:7.5cm x H:24cm x D:7.5cm

Weight

1.15kg

Allergy information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens.

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Customer Rating

4.5

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Delicious darkness

Got a sample to try and then found two bottles for sale on amazon, so they are now mine... Well, ours if my other half reads this ;-) if you like sherried whisky, then this is the range for you.

Master of Malt Customer Oct 26, 2014

Can't wait to share with friends.

I have a dram of each of the Darkness releases (except the Ardbeg 21) if any one has one they are willing to part with I would be very appreciative. But I must say so far this Aberlour is the best one! I shared it with a non whisky drinker and we both ordered a bottle just moments after finishing it. You wont be disappointed!

Master of Malt Customer May 29, 2014