Aberlour A'bunadh batch #55

Overall rating: 86.75/100
votes: 161

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Aberlour
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottled: 2016
Casktype: Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks
Strength: 60.9 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Barcode: 5010739261523
Added on: 22 Apr 2016 2:31 pm by RoyC

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€ 72,53

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Whisky Reviews for Aberlour A'bunadh batch #55

29 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 86.75 points

Pollenflug scored this whisky 88 points
19 Jan 2017 8:26 pm
More on: https://tomtrinkt.blog/

Nose

Slightly alcoholic, very strong sherry notes, some milk chocolate, oranges, leather and a pleasant oak flavor.

Taste

Extremely powerful start with 60.9 turns. Dominant sherry notes, cherries, dates and cocoa and coffee beans open up the tremendous taste explosion. It is followed by oranges, a touch of vanilla / caramel, red fruits and a neat nuttiness, paired with spicy oak notes. Without water, the whisky, depending on the shape of the day, for me quite good drinkable. When adding a few drops of water, however, you should be careful with the dosage, as the Aberlour tends quickly to "dilute" and thus easily lose its intense aromas variety.

Finish

Medium length, fruity sherry notes, caramel and spicy oak notes accompany the finish. Some bittersweet chocolate and orange peel complete the harmonious finish.
peatbogger scored this whisky 92 points
03 Aug 2016 11:07 pm
a very good sherry bomb with an especially pleasant nose

it might be me, as I prefer it neat even at this strenght, but I advice to go gradualy on the water

Nose

first impression is gentle, no telling of the +60% ABV

very sweet on dark fruits, thick plum jam, well aged sherry, candy shopp,

hint of strawberries and pineapple

with water the sherry mellows a little and the fruit becomes lighter, brownies and notes of apple

Taste

full on sherry blast, again dark fruit, plums, raisins, prunes, with soft spice, dark chocolate, neat the ABV is noticeable but not unpleasant,

watered down to 40-45 it kind of break down and fade out, still not bad but a lot less interesting

somehow it seems to come together again if left for half an hour

Finish

dark coco turning to fudge, slightly salty licorice, a little drying bitterness, medium lenght

with water the drying sensation disapears and at the very end there are some more of the lighter red berries; strawberry and rasberry, left to settle the finish become more nutty
Dave0707 scored this whisky 88 points
21 Jan 2019 10:37 pm
Nose

88 88

Dark sherry, dried red fruits, cacao, coffe, plums

Taste

89 89

Strong sherry, full body, a lot of power in taste, surprisingly nice to drink with 60,9%

Finish

86 86

Dark cacao, intensive, dark chocolate, tannins, astringent, a kind of rum-taste meets me
hs305 scored this whisky 88 points
16 Dec 2018 9:31 pm

[August, 2016] Together with friends I emptied a bottle that I bought for 50 Euro in August, 2016. In my old rating system (ten scales that translate into WB points: 50 - 66 - 75 - 80 - 82,5 - 85 - 87,5 - 90 - 92,5 - 95) I scored it 87,5. My notes state "improves nicely after some water added".
Bj0rnp1 scored this whisky 85 points
26 Jun 2018 9:30 pm
17-11-2017

Nose

83 83

sherry, chocolate

Taste

85 85

orange

Finish

86 86

sherry, oak, wood
Falnor scored this whisky 85 points
10 May 2018 10:26 pm
- Nose
  
  86 86
- Taste
  
  82 82
- Finish
  
  84 84
stefsel111 scored this whisky 87 points
20 Mar 2018 10:56 pm
- Nose
  
  87 87
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  86 86
Prodigy scored this whisky 88 points
23 Oct 2017 2:19 pm

One of the better batches. Good sherry punch and no sulphur detected
Great value for money - as usual
Dominik scored this whisky 88 points
04 Sep 2017 8:46 pm
Dark and strong whisky. Sherry bomb with a punch and very fairly priced at EUR 50-60 as of this writing.

P.S.: After adding a drop or two of water, the A'bunadh became even more creamy for me, mostly on stronger caramel and fruity cherry aromas.

Nose

Strong sherry with dried fruits (raisins) and a peppery spiciness on top of the sweetness. Cinnamon and oranges.

Taste

The sweetness dominates at first, dark fruits (ripe cherries) with dark chocolate. Creamy in the mouth. Then hints of wood and a burning spiciness coming, perhaps, from the 60.9% alcohol content. Still pleasant and well-rounded though, even without water.

Finish

Medium length finish, still mostly sweet. The spicy notes dissipate quickly, leaving a pleasant dry sherry taste mixed with oak.
lachaineduwhisky did not rate this whisky
21 Jul 2017 10:12 am
The A'bunadh are always very good bill, and I recommend all new lovers of sherry rush.
For my part, I think I went around this traffic jam - it was my fifth batch.

Enthusiasm 3/5

Whisky n ° 1404

Nose

A not-so-pleasant note of cardboard that happily vanishes quickly enough, supplanted by dried fruits, leather. It's rich, round, honeyed. Toffee. I was expecting something more "snoring". With a little water, he releases all his greed.

Taste

Intense, on the sherry obviously, very spicy. A note of "my darling" (no pun, please). A direct, relatively uncomplicated side reflects its relatively young age.

Finish

Intense and spicy finish

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