Nose: DENSE red fruitiness with black cherries predominating and intense wood, will burn your nose if you sniff too hard or too close! Palate: INTENSELY fruity with deep dark red notes of cherry. Slight sweetness too, but a surprising bitterness accompanies the fruitiness leaving this one a hair less accessible than it's 12yo cousin. Still, the characteristic Aberlour fruitiness is something to behold. Easily one of my favorite Speysiders. Fantastic. Finish: The fruits gradually dry out over a long long time into oaky bitterness. Final Thoughts: This is a BRUISER of a Speysider! One of the most flavorful scotches I've had, beautifully complex fruitiness, and a long finish make this dram well worth visiting and revisiting. I've never been disappointed by a bottle of a'bunadh. The more I sample it, the more I conclude that it is one of the very very best around.