Rich CUSTARD. Wax. Light milk chocolate on the nose. Leather. Sweet strawberries, juicy sweet red currants, red and yellow apples - red fruits. Honey melon. Whites and sugar whip. STAR ANISE. Gooseberries. Some nice hay, little bit dusty. An almost straight up red wine taste. Currants again on the palate, zesty. Refreshing acidity. Sweet & sour. Cafe Latte. Only slightly malty. Dark chocolate finish. Underlying Aberlour character comes out from behind the wax and custard notes with time. Off and on carrot cake aroma, very distinct, mainly just out of the bottle. Certainly very tasty, but definitely young. A 5 - 25 yr old blend? Hardly the case anymore. 25? Splash of water, doesn't take much. I've been bringing it down to maybe low 50s% abv. Bottle needs at least a couple of weeks to open up and get going. * Is * very delicious. BATCH #67 - 59.8% abv. (119.6 proof)