• Nose: 22 Palate: 22 Finish: 22 Balance: 21 Total: 87
  • Nose: Vanilla and banana extract
  • Palate: Very tart apples, dry, chalky, grassy and slightly bitter
  • Finish: Medium - tart apples
  • Balance: A little rough
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 12
  • ABV: 60.3%
  • Distiller: Aberlour (Pernod Ricard / Chivas)
  • Where made: Aberlour, Banffshire SCOTLAND
  • Region: Speyside
  • Approximate Price: $115
  • Value: GOOD

Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 54 - Speyside Whiskies. Tradtionally, Aberlour is matured in ex-Sherry casks. This single-cask whisky was matured in a 1st-fill ex-bourbon barrel. It was distilled in October 2006. SMWS categorizes the flavor profile as "Light & Delicate."