Aberfeldy 12 Year

Sweet honey and hint of floral fragrance nose. Sweet dry honey floral with wood spice taste. Refreshing sweet floral wood dry finish.

Poured neat in a glencairn; rested 10 mins. Aromas of malt and sweet corn cereal. Flavor is not so sweet as the nose suggests, with golden raisins and porridge up front, followed quickly by cinnamon and a hint of ash. Medium bodied with a longish dry finish. Not the most complex whiskey on the shelf, but definitely a value at $35ish.

Sip after sip , I here sit, trying to find the words to describe this lil gem and all I keep coming back to is the phrase "delightfully pleasant". Its so true though. It doesnt have the bells and whistles. It doesnt have a long lasting finish. It doesnt have a sharp unique identity. But its damn good. Melty rather than muddy. Warm rather than long. Beautiful little label and bottle, classy and distinguished. Its the perfect crowd pleaser in a room full of party people with whom you've never drunk whiskey. Its like the elderly smiling neighbor who speaks in a southern drawl and lives in a little home in the forest surrounded by an apple orchard and uses the apples in the orchard to make apple pies and always gives you the apple pies. Who can hate on that next level pleasantry?