Aberlour 12 Years Double Cask
This is like the normal double cask of Aberlour but this bottling come with 40% ABV.
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sherry:
Sweet:
Vanilla:
Apple:
Nuts:
Pear:
Zitrus:
Oak:
Orange:
Spices:
Honey:
Berries:
Caramel:
Cherry:
Oil:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Heather:
Raisin:
Almonds:
Cake:
Coffee:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Ginger:
Hazelnut:
Lemon:
Peach:
Herb:
Tasting
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Spices:
Chocolate:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Apple:
Honey:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Malt:
Oil:
Orange:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Pear:
Peat Smoke:
Plum:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Clove:
Heather:
Peach:
Pepper:
Seaweed:
Tropical Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Berries:
Blackberry:
Cherry:
Fig:
Grape:
Finish
Sweet:
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sherry:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Chili:
Nuts:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Caramel:
Dark Chocolate:
Honey:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Cake:
Grapefruit:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Heather:
Leather:
Pepper:
Raisin:
Seaweed:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.8
Rate
144
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Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
30. Apr 2018
This 12-year-old Speysider appears to be the tamed version of the excellent Aberlour A'bunadh, even though it is a vatting of both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry matured whisky. Fresh, citrusy and a little bit shy at first nosing, the aroma unfolds with tropical fruits, cloves and hints of marzipan. Despite its low ABV, the taste is surprisingly strong and fruity-spicy with lots of blueberries, plums and ginger. The finish is of medium length with notes of milk chocolate, baked apple and wood tannins. An easily accessible and quite affordable Single Malt with character.
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 83 pts
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 83 pts
24. Jun 2016
Nosing: 
Fruity with red apple, Sherry, vanilla and honey. There's a sort of menthol note that slowly dissipates as it sits in the glass.
Taste: 
Medium sweet sherry arrival. Mixed fruitiness but mostly pears, and raisin with vanilla. There's a slight alcohol nip on the tip of the tongue but nothing excessive.
Finish:
Medium short and oaky with mixed fruits
Comment:
I thought I'd check out this version of Aberlour being a big fan of the A'bunadh series. I can see the distillery character shared between them but this is a mixed bag for me. The nose is good but the palate and particularly the finish are a little one dimensional. Still, it was a value proposition so I'm not overly disappointed, worth trying but nothing to write home about.
Fruity with red apple, Sherry, vanilla and honey. There's a sort of menthol note that slowly dissipates as it sits in the glass.
Taste:
Medium sweet sherry arrival. Mixed fruitiness but mostly pears, and raisin with vanilla. There's a slight alcohol nip on the tip of the tongue but nothing excessive.
Finish:
Medium short and oaky with mixed fruits
Comment:
I thought I'd check out this version of Aberlour being a big fan of the A'bunadh series. I can see the distillery character shared between them but this is a mixed bag for me. The nose is good but the palate and particularly the finish are a little one dimensional. Still, it was a value proposition so I'm not overly disappointed, worth trying but nothing to write home about.
30. Dec 2018
Nosing: strong fruity nose, some nuts
Taste: Strong fruity taste, domination of sherry notes, nuts, sweet, gingerbread
Finish: Not to long but nice, sweet, honey, slightly spicy
Comment: This is very nice whisky, maybe not for a original price but worthy good occasion in supermarkets. The taste is strong and nicely balanced. I don't have comparision with other Aberlour's howevere I like this one. The sweatness is so fruity, great to have it with a cake.
Taste: Strong fruity taste, domination of sherry notes, nuts, sweet, gingerbread
Finish: Not to long but nice, sweet, honey, slightly spicy
Comment: This is very nice whisky, maybe not for a original price but worthy good occasion in supermarkets. The taste is strong and nicely balanced. I don't have comparision with other Aberlour's howevere I like this one. The sweatness is so fruity, great to have it with a cake.
25. Jun 2018
Nosing:
Orange, Apple, Vanilla, Oak
Taste:
Orange, Butterscotch, oak and vanilla
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
Very easy to like single malt that should appeal to a very wide audience.
Orange, Apple, Vanilla, Oak
Taste:
Orange, Butterscotch, oak and vanilla
Finish:
Medium
Comment:
Very easy to like single malt that should appeal to a very wide audience.
01. Mar 2019
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish: Moderate
Comment: A rich smooth scotch with sweetened cooked and dried fruits. Prominent nutty flavours with sherry and chocolate. Apples, raisins and cinnamon on the finish.
Taste:
Finish: Moderate
Comment: A rich smooth scotch with sweetened cooked and dried fruits. Prominent nutty flavours with sherry and chocolate. Apples, raisins and cinnamon on the finish.
27. Aug 2017
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish: 
Comment: Good all-round whisky. The sherry finish is notable, but not dominant at all. Quite interesting finish.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Good all-round whisky. The sherry finish is notable, but not dominant at all. Quite interesting finish.
30. Nov 2017
English:
Nose: ginger, orange, honey, sea brizze, musk, elderflower, sandalwood
Palate: an explosion in your mouth and the tongue. Caramel, vanilla. Sandy, forest, highlands. Fresh and dried fruits. Amazing impression like eating an old book from the library.
Finish: Caramel, beeswax, ashes, muscovado
Truly wonderful Whisky
88/100
Deutsch:
Nase: Ingwer, Orange, Honig, Seebrise, Moschus, Holunder, Sandelholz.
Körper: eine Explosion in dem Mund und die Zunge. Karamell, Vanille. Sandig, Wäldig, getrocknete und frische Früchte, ein großer Eindruck wie essen des altes Buch
Finish: Karamell, Bienenwachs, Asche, Muscovado
Wirklich ein wunderbarer Whisky
88/100
Nose: ginger, orange, honey, sea brizze, musk, elderflower, sandalwood
Palate: an explosion in your mouth and the tongue. Caramel, vanilla. Sandy, forest, highlands. Fresh and dried fruits. Amazing impression like eating an old book from the library.
Finish: Caramel, beeswax, ashes, muscovado
Truly wonderful Whisky
88/100
Deutsch:
Nase: Ingwer, Orange, Honig, Seebrise, Moschus, Holunder, Sandelholz.
Körper: eine Explosion in dem Mund und die Zunge. Karamell, Vanille. Sandig, Wäldig, getrocknete und frische Früchte, ein großer Eindruck wie essen des altes Buch
Finish: Karamell, Bienenwachs, Asche, Muscovado
Wirklich ein wunderbarer Whisky
88/100
03. Oct 2016
Nosing: Caramel, floral
Taste: Caramel, sultana, quite bitter oak, very lightly spicy
Finish: Short with light sherry sweetness and light spice
Comment: Probably a 3.5/5.
Taste: Caramel, sultana, quite bitter oak, very lightly spicy
Finish: Short with light sherry sweetness and light spice
Comment: Probably a 3.5/5.
29. Jul 2015
02. Aug 2015
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