Aberfeldy 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Aberfeldy 27 Year Old 1983 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

Aberfeldy was originally built by Dewar's & Sons to provide enough Highland style malt for their famous blend White Label. You can visit Dewar’s World of Whisky at the distillery, an exhibition that goes beyond Aberfeldy. But we will stick with a Belgian bottler today, The Nectar, who released this Aberfeldy 5 years ago. Wow, this nose is...

Score 86/100

Aberfeldy 12 Year Old

Aberfeldy was founded by John Dewar, the man behind the blend of the same name. So it is not surprising that this is a finger print malt in that very accessible blend. But it is also available as a single malt. This 12 Year Old was bottled around 2004, in a tall bottle that comes in a green tube. Nowadays, Aberfeldy is bottled in dumpy bottles....

Score 78/100

Aberfeldy 12 Year Old

For my taste, Aberfeldy 12 year old was way too delicate in every way. Of course the 40% ABV level causes some of the delicateness but it doesn't explain the whole story. Aberfeldy 12 yrs had the feel like someone had added too much water in it. The Waterboy has struck this one, literally. Like watching an Adam Sandler movie at it's worst. No...

Score 72/100

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old

The older version of the Aberfeldy 21 Year Old was matured exclusively on bourbon casks, but this more recent release – from 2014 – has some sherry matured whisky in the mix. The nose is rather closed. A get loads of barley and dark honey, but not much else. It takes a while before it shows its true colors. Hint of chewing tobacco, candied orange...

Score 84/100