Aberlour 5 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Aberlour A'bunadh

A'bunadh is definitely my go to scotch! It's amazing how small differences from batch to batch can make a subtle but huge difference. So far I've tried batches 37,38,and 44. 38 is the least favorite, and 37 comes in second. Poured a deep dark amber into a Glencairn glass. Scent of Dried sweet fruits, toffee goodness, maple syrup will greet your...

Score 92/100

Aberlour A'bunadh

This bugger was batch 40. Judging by the reviews on this site, it looks like I need to seek out some different batches and experience the lot of 'em! 60%. Are you kidding me? Taking a seat at one of my favorite bars to try new Whiskies, I pulled up their menu. When I saw the A'bunadh (Ah-BOON-uh), after reading such raving revues regarding it, I...

Score 95/100

Aberlour 23 Year Old 1989 Cadenhead Small Batch

The label states Aberlour-Glenlivet, which refers to the period in which many Speyside distilleries added the name Glenlivet on their labels. This is a vatting of two bourbon hogsheads that together yielded 522 bottles. The nose is soft, sweet and very accessible. I get mostly vanilla, oranges, freshly cut grass and – don’t laugh – a drop of...

Score 85/100

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch No. 47

Most cult whiskies encompass entire distilleries, either alive (Ardbeg, Macallan) or, usually, dead (Port Ellen, Pappy Van Winkle, Brora, Rosebank, etc). But Aberlour A'bunadh is perhaps the only one whose cult status does not extend to other whiskies from their distillery (if I'm wrong, let me know!) A'bunadh ("the original" in Gaelic)...

Score 89/100