Aberfeldy 12 Year

The third and final bottle I purchased this month for the whiskey club. Surprisingly the first scotch for the group. Nose: Mmmmm... warm golden malt. Buttercream and graham crackers with a small amount of ripe pear. Sultanas and biscuits and a bit of vanilla. I've seen people say that they smell beeswax and I can definitely confirm that! We have about 50lbs of it on the shelf in the closet and it's identical (yes, I compared). Palate: Cool, thick sweetness. Biscuits, toasted oats, shortbread cookies, maybe a small bit of coconut too. That graham cracker from the nose comes out on the palate as well. Lots of heather honey, like a cooling sweetness rather than cloying. Finish: Medium length and mouthwatering. Dominated by toasty maltiness and biscuity shortbread. The honey lingers for whole time as well, though muted. Conclusion: I wasn't completely sure this would be a worthwhile pour at first because I found the nose rather one-dimensional to begin with. I was definitely wrong! After delving into this, I found it to be way more complex that I first expected! What this lack in fruit and spice, it makes up for in a wide variety of biscuity, grainy, buttery notes. "One-dimensional" was not the correct term, it's more like a complex of similar notes.

Apples and vanilla on the nose, smooth, oily, vanilla on the palate, medium finish. Retaste 8/29/22: It surprises me that my notes from over three years ago are still fairly accurate to what I taste today. I could pile on more minute details, but what would be the point? It’s a good basic scotch.

Easy to sip on whiskey. Notes of caramel and spice. Would recommend at least one or two tries.