Aberlour 10 Year Old
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Review by @MaltActivist
- Nose22
- Taste21
- Finish20
- Balance21
- Overall84
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This 10 year entry level from Aberlour is a half-decent malt. It lacks the complexity desired by the experienced palate but may be just the thing for a newbie entering the world of whisky.
The nose is quite nice. There is first a herbacious, clove and honey mixture which tends to linger. But then come the red apples. I have rarely nosed something which is so strong and so obvious. You can try and pinpoint some vanilla and almonds but the red apple keeps distracting you.
The delivery is once again made up of red apples rubbed with cinnamon and light cocoa with a touch of clove.
There is, unfortunately, no finish at all. There might be some figs but that could be my imagination.
A decent, if uncomplicated, malt.
Good review. It's funny how different people react differently to Scotch. My main thoughts with this one were Dark chocolate and sweet raisins and the finish was quite long. I can see what you mean about apples though ! I will have a dram tonight and see if I can find them. Our reviews are 1 point off and I seriously enjoyed. Maybe try again after leaving it open for a while as after about three weeks open mine has really evolved into something a bit more special. Again thanks for the review and the different perspective.