PBMichiganWolverine
Aberlour A'bunadh
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
November 19, 2017 (edited July 2, 2021)
Starting round 4 of our trading team a bit early...this is one of my contributions. While bottling the sample bottles for the team last night, I sampled a wee bit for myself as well. This is going to be one of those where you like it or don't like it. It's reminiscent of cherry cough drops. For 60% ABV, it's doesn't have the burn as you would think, but instead comes across as silky smooth. Nose is certainly like cough drops. Taste: cherry NyQuil. Personally, I"m not a fan...but, I can see the appeal. Note: mine was batch 46.
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I think I nailed the jackpot first time with batch 55. I was in a bar and the owner had a bottle he said was outstanding. The same 60.9% so I had a feeling same batch. They ran a tasting session recently of 7 Aberlour Ab's but I thought prob to much for one sitting so I passed.
Just think of it as taking your feel good medicine
@ScotchingHard : That's an interesting business model --luck of the draw.
I think they purposefully don’t aim for any consistency between batches in hopes of turning folks into a’bunadh gamblers. They literally range from mediocre to best sherry bomb ever status. I’m scared to buy a bottle but always interested to try whatever a new bar has.
Yeah, it's all personal tastes. Just reminded me too much of cherry NyQuil
Batch 52 was a personal favorite, but goes to show it’s all subjective. :) can’t wait to taste an earlier batch!
Nailed it.