Aberfeldy 14 Year Old 1994 Signatory

Aberfeldy 15 Year Old 1994 A.D. Rattray

A.D. Rattray (formerly Dewar Rattray, which in the case of Aberfeldy, could become quite confusing) bottled this Aberfeldy from 1994 at cask strength. The nose is very fruity on coconut, pineapple and oranges. Touch of leather as well. But most of all: nuts. Hints of marzipan. And something dusty, as if I am sitting in the attic. Toasted oak....

Score 87/100

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old

The older version of the Aberfeldy 21 Year Old was matured exclusively on bourbon casks, but this more recent release – from 2014 – has some sherry matured whisky in the mix. The nose is rather closed. A get loads of barley and dark honey, but not much else. It takes a while before it shows its true colors. Hint of chewing tobacco, candied orange...

Score 84/100

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old

I have happy memories of the village of Aberfeldy in Perthshire, and I used to walk past the distillery twice in an evening for a month back in the eternal summer of 1968. I was 16 years old then and my holiday job was as a grouse beater, driving the birds across the moors to the 'guns' sitting in (and on) their butts, waiting to unleash both...

Score 85/100

Aberfeldy 21 Year Old

The Aberfeldy 21 was one of the first few whiskies I bought early on. Don't really know why other than it seemed fairly affordable for a 21 year old whisky and I believe it was generally rated quite high among critics. What do I personally think of Aberfeldy? I don't, actually. I've had the 12 year old at a bar somewhere and was completely...

Score 87/100