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Aberlour A'bunadh
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 8, 2020 (edited April 23, 2020)
Batch 58
Neat
This one opened up a bit after some time from the initial pour.
Nose:
Initial hits of bourbon, but reveals a backbone of chocolate from the oloroso sherry maturation. Eventually, the bourbon notes turn more and more into an unlikely, but refreshing, combination of pistachio nuts and pear. This whisky transforms!
As you go along, it finally gives way to a nose full of sherry, with citrus peel, chocolate, salted caramel and more pistachio nuts
Palate:
Oily, impactful, and warming from the high abv. Initial bourbon notes again, giving way to chocolate. As you go through the glass, eventually the bourbon notes disappear and shows more sherry, ginger, chocolate, nuts, salted caramel as in the nose. It reminds me of other autumn-y sherry-bombs like Glendronach. All of these are enveloped by a hefty arrival each sip owing once more to the high abv
Finish:
Surprisingly delicate on the finish given the nose and palate, but the sherry notes linger on in the background, accompanying you with whatever you're doing
Surprisingly enjoyed very much after the initial pour
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