Aultmore 1997 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Aultmore 28 Year Old 1982 A.D. Rattray

This is only my second Aultmore and the first from a bourbon cask. So it is a bit hard to compare, which is always a bit exciting. The reason for Aultmore not yet having been tried most likely has a lot to do with the fact that it is hardly bottled as single malt. Most of the production goes to blends, including the famous White Label from Dewar...

Score 84/100

Aultmore 1997 Connoisseurs Choice

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. We chose Gordon & Macphails 1997 Connoisseurs Choice for our second whisky. Aultmore, near the Speyside town of Keith and named after the nearby Burn of Auchinderran , are part of the John Dewar group, who are in turn owned by Bacardi. There is no official...

Score 85/100

Aultmore 12 Year Old

Nose: grassy with hints of aniseed. Sweeter notes lurking beneath; candied ginger? Taste: rich, oily body. Sweet with licorice and tropical fruits. Then a massive surge of oak. Wonderful, lip-smacking stuff. Finish: a touch of sourness, but not enough to make things unpleasant. Long and oaky with echoes of malty sweetness. Balance: I really love...

Score 90/100

Aultmore 22 Year Old 1993 'Sweet Mint Infusion' Wemyss

Boy, I have only tried 4 Aultmore up to now, imagine that. Anyway, for this 5th one I sought out an independent bottling by Wemyss, who released this back in 2013. ‘Sweet Mint Infusion’ is the name. I am curious. The nose starts rather shyly. Some lemongrass, apple sauce, baking butter and sweet malt. Reminds me a bit of pancake batter. Some hay...

Score 84/100