Aberlour 16-year-old First Fill Sherry Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Aberlour |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2016 |
| Age | 16년 |
| Cask Type | First Fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
깊은 적갈색이 잔 바닥까지 짙게 물든다. 16년을 보낸 아벨라워는 스페이사이드의 풍성한 셰리 캐스크 숙성으로 이름난 증류소로, 퍼스트필 셰리 버트가 진한 단맛을 빚어냈다. 향에서는 건포도와 다크초콜릿, 오렌지 껍질의 기운이 깊게 감돈다. 53.5도의 한 모금은 무화과와 흑설탕, 호두의 단맛이 진하게 입을 채운다. 퍼스트필 셰리 캐스크로 병입된 이 보틀링은 가죽과 향신료의 잔향을 길게 끌어간다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
the exhaust of an old English straight-six. Say 007’s. Plus some pencil shavings and other things made out of cedar wood. That gives the whole a funny bourbony side (yup I had noticed it was fist fill sherry), but some changes start to occur after just thirty seconds, with more fruit pudding, roasted chestnuts, lit Cuban cigars, marmalade, and Demerara sugar. You may make that Demerara rum. There’s also something metallic (old penny book), and drops of mint and liquorice essences as well… Really intriguing! With water: class and classic bold Speysider from some active wood. Some dill, fennel, parsley…
restaurant Palate
exactly the same feeling, with a bourbony start full of ginger, caraway, and nutmeg, and a long development on triple-sec, spicy Christmas cake, liquorice liqueur, and rich high-esters rum. With water: careful, too much water will make it quite aquavity (!) Caraway… But other than that, it’s superb big bold Aberlour
timer Finish
very long, spicy, liquoricy, ending on chestnut purée mixed with thick agave syrup (I imagine)