Aberlour 2012 SV Small Batch Edition #9
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Aberlour |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
starts quite winey (old Madeira) and with traces of gunpowder, so there’s probably quite some sherry involved. The good news is that all that tends to vanish while more earthy and even mushroomy touches arise. I also get some spearmint, honeydew, then ripe apricots, warm apple pie, liquorice, blackberry jam and just touches of Williams pears… It just wouldn’t stop improving and becoming more lively, given you give it a little time. Also bergamots, earl grey… A very elegant nose!
restaurant Palate
maybe not as bold as expected but it’s very nicely chocolaty and coffee-ish. I also enjoy all these orangey notes a lot, there’s some marmalade, kumquats, then even touches of absinth and fennel. Medium oak, a little leather, cloves… All good
timer Finish
medium, all on chocolate this time, with the oranges more in the aftertaste