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Rounded but light with wood tones in the middle and vanilla on the end. Decent length and structure, but simple and one dimensioal. No real liveliness, But a good buy. Firm finish with a raspy woodiness with some white chocolate and raisins. God buy
Reviewed
February 29, 2020 (edited November 23, 2020)
3.5
3.5 out of 5 stars
Tasted this at the end of a tasting evening just because a friend brought it and I had Aberlour on my wishlist for a while. I was reading lots of interesting things about the 18y old before and it had made me curious. So I gladly gave this younger brother a try. And - wow - it delivered more than I was expecting.
It has a base sweetness both on the nose and palate but it surprisingly had more maturity then you would imagine. It is vibrant and fruity with a good bunch of dried fruit but also surprises with a deep richness with spices like cinnamon and ginger and also offers some nice wood aromas. There was one thing that was a new experience which was a very subtle sulphuric quality in the direction of kala namak, which is an Indian salt that tastes like eggs. And while this sounds strange it fits in really well and puts a very positive touch to this whisky.
I will definitely get my hand on the 18y soon because this 12y really surprised me in a positive way.