Aberlour A'bunadh Alba

Strong

Needs some water to open up and dilute the burn of the alcohol

Nose - a very chocolatey nose. Sweet desserts like donuts and puddings. I smell kheer which is an Indian dessert! I also smell cardomom. I do get an abv hit! Doesn’t surpise me as its 60.1%. Taste - oily and really sweet! Tastes like honey and apple pie. It has a very strange warm feel in the mouth. Mild spicyness due to high abv. Medium long finish. It reminds me of a fresh of the over apple pie with vanilla ice cream. I also get grapes and candied apple! The bourbon barrel influence is very evident. Bourbon drinkers would love this whisky. Thoroughly enjoyed this dram. I personally prefer the regular abunadh but this is wonderful as well.

As a bourbon drinker, the nose comes through with the oakey aroma but peals off with the usual peat. The palette explodes with notes of spice and sour apples. The finish sticks around quite some time but waiting for you to throw down another.

Solid overall pour here, but not much of a value. Lots of OB and IB age stated options available at the exact same price point.