Aberfeldy 12 Year

Smooth

A little leathery on the nose with a hint of vanilla, toffee and caramel. On the palate it is very creamy, leading with caramel and vanilla. The finish is very long with a hint of smoke and lots of fruits.

Nose has a very clean alcoholic, almost sanitized feel to it (think chlorine-in-a-swimming-pool type of vibe...). Some fresh hardwood is there too, but not much else. Palate is pretty stingy, with lots of alcohol and hardly much else. I really want to like this, but unfortunately I don’t. Definitely won’t buy again. Did I just get a bad bottle? EDIT: had another taste later on in an evening, and enjoyed it very much. Lots of Scotch-leather on the nose, and a really interesting dry rye-like palate with some toffee at the end. Glad I gave it another try!

Apricot nosing Spicy, sugar cane