Aberlour reviews

Promotional materials and the internet rumour mill state that every batch of A'Bunadh contains whiskies from 5 to 25 years old. Is most of the whisky closer to 5 or 25 years old, you ask? Nobody knows…

Another sample sent to me by @wierdo from the SMWS. This one 'matured for most of it's life in a refill bourbon cask and then moved to a heavily charred hogshead for the last couple of years.' - unas…

As I make my way through last year’s whisky advent calendar, I am reviewing samples and minis I have collected and neglected over the years to compare and contrast. I just reviewed the Aberlour expres…

Aberlour produces one of my favourite expressions - A’Bunadh. This whisky helped me start my whisky journey back in 2011. I quickly snapped up all the OBs I could get. Luckily I didn’t open them all…

My third bottle opened from the SMWS (I finished it at the weekend) is a 16 year old Aberlour matured for most of it's life in a refill bourbon cask and then moved to a heavily charred hogshead for the…

This is my first dram since Dec 31st. I took a break after the holidays for the sake of moderation. I was cutting a piece of stollen and thought A'bunadh would go great with it. Thus ends the break.…

I did a head to head comparison a few nights ago between A'Bunadh and Glenfarclas 105. Aberlour A'Bunadh is an incredibly popular, loud and bold cask strength offering from Speyside. It's NAS, and for…

I know that prices and availability vary; so my mentioning it may seem pointless to some. Just to clarify, I find it helpful and interesting; and I make no bones about price playing a small part in my…

This is an exerpt of a blog post I wrote awhile back. I can't believe I never shared it hereIf you're close to my age, you undoubtedly remember the Nintendo game "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out". The premise was…

After reading good reviews, I was looking forward to this bottle. I thought surely being un-chill filtered and bottled at 48% abv, and coming from a reputable distillery, would make for a happy experi…