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Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #52, Sherry Cask, Batch 52, 2015, 60.5%
Aberlour

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #52, Sherry Cask, Batch 52, 2015, 60.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 13
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

Pernod Ricard's share of the Scotch Whisky market is second only to Diageo's; a fact that is in no small part down to their acquisition of Aberlour distillery in 1974. Despite being unlucky enough to suffer two catastrophic fires (in 1879 and 1898), Aberlour has enjoyed stable production throughout most of its life, and under the current regime its popularity has exploded. This is especially true for Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #52, a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky matured exclusively in Spanish Oloroso sherry butts and bottled at natural cask strength. It is non-chill filtered and has no age statement, released as part of a highly acclaimed ongoing batch series.

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
52
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Douglas Cruickshank
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
A'Bunadh series, meaning 'the original' in Gaelic, is an homage to Aberlour's founder, James Fleming. It is a highly acclaimed ongoing batch release.
Historical context
The A'Bunadh legend is tied to the discovery of an 1898 bottle of Aberlour in 1975, wrapped in a newspaper from the same year about a distillery fire.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Dark jammy fruit, creamy chocolate, leather, deep spicy sherry notes, cherry cola, dark toffee, hint of coffee and tea, prunes, figs, hint of mint. Aromas of mixed spices, praline and spiced orange, with pronounced sweet sherry, dried fruit, vanilla, and oak.
Palate
Berry jam on slightly burnt toast, damp wood, mocha, candied orange peel, walnut, maraschino cherry, dark oily vanilla, caramel with some fruit. Orange, black cherries, dried fruit and ginger spiked with dark bitter chocolate and enriched with sherry and oak. Viscous, rich spiced fruit cake, dried berries, figs, raisins, plum, dark chocolate ganache. Sweet sherry, spices, cocoa, raisins, red fruits, apricots, peaches, oaky, tannic notes.
Finish
Tart dark fruit juice, cranberry, dark chocolate covered raisins. Robust and intense with bitter-sweet notes of exotic spices, dark chocolate and oak. Medium to long, with slight bitterness (bitter chocolate, bitter oak), pepperiness, demerara sugar, and stewed fruits. Long, lingering, with spices, sherry, an oily mouthfeel, and slightly drying.
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