Aberlour 18 Year Double Cask Matured

Cracked open this one and even without letting it breathe before taking my first sip I knew it was a good one. Sherry, spice and as the label says even apricot. It reminds me a bit of the Blanton's single barrel I had earlier with the sweetness and liquorice dialed down. I think to do justice to this one I need to let it open up and do a proper review but given its $90USD a bottle for an 18 year the least I can placehold this one at is a 4. Very interested to see if it goes up or down once it's been open for a bit. After a bit more time I'd say more a 3.5 as runs a bit hot for 43% and not really balanced. Was the least drunk whisky of the several I bought along on the night (the rest were great whiskies though to be fair). Rounding up for value the overall rating remains.