Aberlour 12 Year Non Chill-Filtered

info: petit classique de la gamme Aberlour, fameuse distillerie de la région du Speyside, le 12 ans est un embouteillage à 40% issu d'un assemblage de fût de chêne traditionnel et de fût de sherry. Nombreuses sont les récompenses entre 2013 et 2018. Nez: Chêne et épice standard de sherry: fruits rouges et cannelle. Bouche: Boisé, gâteaux aux fruits et cannelle. La dilution est perceptible. Intensité légère et texture. Pas de mention mais, je soupçonne le filtrage à froid. Contrairement à ce que j'aurais pensé, il se conserve très bien une fois ouverte. Même côte à côte avec un neuf, ma bouteille de plusieurs mois n'évoque aucune différence notable. Finale: tranquille, courte sur ces mêmes arômes. Overall: peu de complexité, léger mais très buvable. Pour un néophyte qui s'introduit au sherry, c'est une bonne intro afin d'avoir une idée du champ aromatique. Quoique, le côté sec du chêne pourrait confondre l'arôme souvent plus "juteuse" du shrery. Par la bande, belle intro au chêne et au boisé. J'aime bien mais, c'est un whisky d'introduction plus que d'amateur avancé. Vous le savez où vous êtes et si vous êtes déjà ailleurs, passé votre chemin. À moins que vous voulez un petit whisky de semaine, ce n'est pas un "must buy" contrairement au Abunad'h. C'est "cute". C'est bon, on ne se casse pas la tête. Mais, ne pensez pas que vous allez vous envoler bien haut avec celui-là. 72%

Nose - Strong dark dried stone fruit sweet, sweet toasted oaky vanilla, hints of dark chocolate, leather, caramel. Taste - Sweet spicy dried prunes, white pepper heat, light bitter similar to stone fruit pits and apple stems, hint of bittersweet cocoa nibs, sweet skin on almonds, drinks like a 60+% ABV. Finish - Long lingering syrupy dark stone fruit sweet, white pepper heat lingers, hint of sweet almonds. Score - 93/100 Final Thoughts - I was very surprised with this dram as it was full bodied on the nose. Nice "sherry bomb" with a nice balance throughout. This was nicely full flavored, well balanced and was very pleasant from start to finish. I think if I could find this more readily, I'd probably have it as a staple on my shelf.

Nose: vanilla, light citrus fruits, which leave room for green apple and cherries. Palate: thick and oily, white chocolate, plums, red fruits macerated in alcohol, cherries in alcohol. Pasty and sweet finish, medium-long. A valid product that looks many more years than it actually has! Rating 4.25 _____________________________________________________ Naso: vaniglia, leggeri agrumi, che lasciano spazio a mela verde e ciliegie. Palato: denso ed oleoso, cioccolato bianco, prugne, frutti rossi macerati nell’alcool, ciliegie sotto spirito. Finale pastoso e dolce, medio lungo. Un prodotto valido che dimostra molti più anni di quelli che in realtà ha! Voto 4,25

Price - 29£ Color - hay Presentation - wine glass, a few drops of water Nose - initially hit with a wave of lemon sugar cookie. Deep caramel. Hints of vanilla. A little briny Flavor - the lemon sugar cookie continues on, some nutty flavor. No pepper or burn. Overall - I was apprehensive when we bought this bottle because the 10 year didn’t really speak to me. Went for it because last year some friends had brought home a cask strength bottle from the distillery and it changed my world. This bottle, however, is hitting me right in the taste bud feels. Will buy this again for sure Rating - 84/100

48 %, much more body and thickness Nose: warming spices, dried fruits, apple, figs, lots of vanilla, much more caramel than the 40% version, bit of alcohol Palate: same like aroma and nuts, this is having more more body, thickness, pepper towards late finish Finish: sticky, creamy, much longger than the 50% version, nutty, bit dry, pepper, can feel it even minutes later

Maybe I got a bad bottle. Terrible. Not much on the nose. Wood and maybe a little fruit. Taste is oaky, with a little spice underneath and some raisins. The fruit and spice are more clear after water is added. Astringency is less after water as well. Not worth the price IMO.