Aberlour 1980 25 Year Old Cask# 12293

Aberlour A'bunadh

With my title, I feel like Serge from Whisky Fun. Indeed, I did a similar experience that fits its style. I tasted at the same time with a friend three different batches of A'bunadh (batch 27, 29 and 30). The former had 4-5 drams already out of the bottle, while the two latters where unopened before the tasting. This experiment was very...

Score 86/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

On the nose: a wonderful fruity sweet apples and a little smokey toffee with a sherry presence. Palate : Spices (peppery), toffee apples and choccolate orange Finish : Spices continue and honey comes in.... long lasting finish Definatley better with a little water to bring out the full bomb of flavours in this superb value Dram

Score 90/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

The reviewed bottle is newly opened. Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled at Cask Strengh, is 100% sherry cask matured, and has no age statement. Most estimates are that A'bunadh is aged approximately 7 years Nose: exquisite bouquet of dark fruits, plum, black raspberry, and currant. The pitches are mostly medium with a few high pitches. Sherry wine...

Score 92/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

I've got a batch 24 bottle of this cask strenght, un-chillfiltered dram. It's dark and sexy to say the least. It looks great and smells even better. On the earty nose there is Oloroso sherry and raisins and a tad of chocolate. Some prunes, maybe? But a lot of tingling at first! Smell carefully! The first sip got me reeling. Ouch! On the second...

Score 88/100