Aberlour 18 Year Double Cask Matured

Stick with the 12. Not as rich, bitter and flat.

I have this bottle for a while now and are half way through it. Time to give it a proper tasting. I had the 12 year previously and was positively surprised so I got the 18y that comes in a 500ml bottle. The nose very sherry yet with a savory note as well. Really delicious and rich and deep and intense. Dried apricots and citrus. Natural orange lemonade. Some interesting spice notes as well (fresh black pepper, anise, cloves). Simply amazing and not overly sweet. Pepper and oaky wood right of the bat. Then some deep spiced dried fruits, some nuts and whole grain cereals. A slight burn. Very mature tannins and an amazing cask style. So unique. Later sour red fruit juice. This is a serious whisky. Very strong and intense. And very delicious and complex. Strongly recommended. One of the best sherry whiskys you can get in my opinion if you want a strong and not overly sweet one.

Very nice red amber color. Nose: Honey, red fruits and an oak smell with spices and vanilla. Light smell of dark chocolate. Taste: Balanced, creamy and oily. Chocolate, oak spice and orange are so characteristic Finish: Long oak finish, slightly spicy and fruity with smoked barrel undertones

Smoked, Oak, Fruity

Smells a bit like Christmas. Orange chocolat.