aberlour – grey whisky

Whisky 2019 – 22-24

22 – Benrinnes 1997 Berry Brothers & Rudd 18 years Cask 817
Nose: roses, cream, peaches, lemon butter, spicy

Palate: green grass, salty butter, toasted almonds, peaches

Finish: cream, cold salted butter

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23 – Aberlour 13 Oloroso Cask Hand Filled 57.4%
Nose: woody, vanillin, baking spices, toasted almonds, milk chocolate, peaches, apricots, prunes, cake dough

Palate: woody, spices, cream, dried peaches, butter

Finish: peaches, salted butter, plum jam

****

24 – Highland Park 2003 Single Cask Series Sherry Puncheon 1306
Nose: coffee, medicinal, caramel, vanilla, orange zest, roasted chestnuts

Palate: rubber, campfire, grapes, raisins, coffee, rocks, terry’s chocolate orange

Finish: campfire, leather, old butter, old apples, ashy

****

Whisky 2016 – 165-170

165 – Asta Morris Ben Nevis 1996 19 Years Cask AM043
Pancakes, pine resin, stewed fruit, chocolate. Apricot jam, herbaceous, salted butter, pineapple upside down cake, mint.

166 – Cooper’s Choice Ben Nevis 1996 Port Cask Cask9152
Honey and salted butter on crumpets, rose petals, leather, flinty, maple syrup, gooseberries and cream. Musk lollies, salt, maple syrup loads of apple syrup, light maple syrup.

167 – Blackadder Black Snake V9-1st Blended First Venom
Woody and heady, a galvanized fence, stewed stone fruit, nori, maple syrup, leather and wood polish. Wonderful mouthful, heavily, honey, cream, sarsaparilla, cake spices, vanilla.

168 – Eld Vatten Aberlour 2009 PX Hogshead Cask SE064
Chicos, wood, grapes, meaty and spices, red apple, dried apricots, metallic. Slightly rubbery, cherries, melted salted butter, medicine, maple syrup, sweet paprika.

169 – Eld Vatten Glentauchers 2008 Sherry Butt SE065
Maple syrup, slated corn chips, chicos, wood polish, white pepper. Melted butter, salt, cloves, water (I know that is weird) maybe ozone?!?!, honey, toffee.

170 – Gordon & Macphail Clynelish 2001
Rubber, match heads, marmalade, apricot jam. Egg nog, salt, licorice, white chocolate.

Whisky 2016 – 114-116 Old Crow, Zurich

114 – Old Pulteney 1996 Cask 3557 Bottled 2011
Apricots, chocolate, salt, pepper, chicos, cloves. Really chewy, rose hips, apricot, cream.

115 – Aberlour Cadenhead 1995 19 Years Sauternes Cask
Sulphury, cucumber, stewed apples. Fruity soooo fruity, vanilla cream loads of it, brandy snaps, dried figs, green figs, peaches

116 – Benrinnes 23 Years
Rubber, sulphary, honey, stewed apples. Honey, cloves, rubber, lettuce, brown butter, leather, roast beef, dry wood. So freaking good.