Aberfeldy 1978 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Aberfeldy 12 Year Old

The squat bottle makes the whisky look a very inviting dark amber colour and cute red squirrel on the label is a nice touch too. The description on the packaging of this malt purports a heather honey nose, full bodied and rounded and a dry elegant finish with spicy characteristics and a hint of Seville oranges. It pours a much paler amber into...

Score 86/100

Aberfeldy 17 Year Old 1996 Cadenhead Small Batch

Aberfeldy is somewhat unknown territory to me. I have only tried a few so far. I came across this bottle at a festival in Brussels. Mark Watt was talking excitedly about it, so I scored a sample. It is a very pale fellow (the whisky, I mean)! The nose is sweet and candy-like on Jelly Beans and young apples, skin included. Loads of vanilla and a...

Score 81/100

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Limited Edition Batch 2919

While Aberfeldy is still mostly used as the heart of the popular Dewar’s blend, it was revamped in 2014 and put back on the map as a single malt. Today I try the new Limited Edition, a 15 years old that got a regular maturation on bourbon refill and re-char casks before being finished for another 5 months on Pomerol red wine casks from Bordeaux....

Score 86/100

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old

This is the last scotch I had the opportunity to taste at the eponymous (and now defunct) Scotch Bar in Madrid (if you have read my reviews you might know I loved that secluded spot.) And it was in fact a suggestion on the side of one of the very knowledgeable barmen working there, who could always be trusted. Alas, I'll miss that joint. OK, that...

Score 93/100