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July 12, 2023 |
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WF's Little Duos, today sherried Aberlour
Aberlour is back again, as we've just found an old official bottle we had never written any proper tasting note for. But first, a recent indie as the sparring partner
At the Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre in Jerez (2022 - WF Archive)
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Aberlour 9 yo 2013/2022 (47.5%, Carn Mor, Strictly Limited, oloroso sherry, 1798 bottles) 
Colour: full gold. Nose: a little shoe polish, walnut skins and tomato leaves at first nosing, then rather chocolate and classic walnut cake. Also the usual bitter oranges and a touch of tannic chestnut honey, plus a little more shoe polish, or rather horse saddle polish since we're in Jerez, somehow. They have amazing horses down there, ever been to the Horse Show? It's called Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre and was founded by the Domecq family. It's rather amazing. Mouth: more on marmalade, with touches of ginger and cloves, and a peppery background. Cinnamon, nutmeg, chilies… The strength is perfect, it drinks well despite the heavyish oak spices. Finish: raw chocolate, marmalade and cloves plus pepper. A salty tang and more spices yet in the aftertaste. Comments: some punchy spicy sherry, with some sides close to the OBs. A'bunadh isn't always very far away.
SGP:562 - 85 points. |
And so that older bottle from the shelves, since we were mentioning A'bunadh… |
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Aberlour '100 proof' (57.1%, OB, sherry, +/-1997) 
I believe this was a kind of A'bunadh's prototype bottling. Although I really liked it a lot when I first tried it, I've just never written any proper notes – or maybe on the Malt Maniacs' old website? Quite possibly… Colour: gold. Nose: it's funny that I would find a little shoe polish again, but other than that I'm finding it maltier and more on cakes and oranges than the usual sherried Aberlours. With water: sherry coming out, walnuts for sure, some lighter pipe tobacco, with a discreet and awesome fino character, damp chalk (albariza, naturally) and a little paraffin. Mouth (neat): big punch, in your face, with more earths and rocks than usual, barley, bitter orange aplenty, and even a little sugarcane. Is that OBE in the making? With water: excellent, rather on oranges, roots, lemons, touch of turmeric… And ginger cookies. Finish: rather long, with more oranges, ginger, turmeric, walnuts, wax, and a 'Highlands' style. Peppery aftertaste. Comments: I'm a little surprised, I find it more complex, tighter and deeper than last time. We may check it again around the year 2045.
SGP:552 - 88 points. |
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