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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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Mars 31, 2022 |
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Little Duos, today Aberlour IB vs OB
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Aberlour is another favourite at Château Whiskyfun. It was one of the first two Distilleries we've visited with the Malt Maniacs, a long time ago. What's sure is that it was either Aberlour or Glenrothes, both great places anyway. What I seem to remember is that at Glenrothes, they had been flying the national flags of each and every one of us in front of the Distillery! We couldn't believe our eyes but it's true that distillers, in the early days of the Web, were still wondering 'how to handle those strange people from the Internet'. There's been excesses in both directions… But well, this will be Aberlour. At that time and since it was Macallan's heyday, stumbling upon a Speysider that was ex-bourbon rather than ex-sherry was like crossing the path of a tomato with wheels (copyright Edmund, Lord Blackadder). Which happened to us at Aberlour… Having said that, this will be a sherried expression. But sorry, I feel like I'm babbling on like a blogging parrot today, so to the whisky please… By the way, have I ever told about… (S., please!) |
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Aberlour 12 yo 2008/2021 (52.3%, Maltbarn, sherry cask, 160 bottles) 
Colour: gold. Nose: a rather leafy and leathery one at first, with some green walnuts, bay leaves and a wee butyric side. Gas, gun smoke, perhaps even sheep cheese, rubber… All that before orchard fruits would start to play their roles. Peaches. With water: sour cream, mashed celeriac and turnip, then indeed peaches and greengages. Some twin face malt on the nose. Mouth (neat): raw, rustic, robust, bitterish and extremely leafy. New artisan plum spirit (damsons) and some kind of rubbery green tea. Or green tea with a little lapsang souchong added to the teapot. With water: nicer, with some grapefruits and gooseberries, plus the usual walnuts. Finish: long and leafy. Apple peel in the aftertaste, plus a little muscovado. Comments: a tough guy from the country, a style that's a little unusual at Maltbarn. Be diplomatic.
SGP:371 - 81 points. |
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Aberlour 21 yo 1999/2020 (51.2%, OB, selected by La Maison du Whisky for Jack Tar, Poland, 1st fill American oak barrel, cask #3856, 156 bottles) 
There, one of those rare non-sherried ones. I mean, we used to believe they were rare… Colour: gold. Nose: Danishes, lemon tarte (with meringue!), custard, gianduja and earl grey. This is simply perfect. With water: oh, fresh croissants, Chablis, honeysuckle, oatcake and chalk. That's all self-explanatory, is it not? Mouth (neat): Wulong tea with a drop of lemon juice (I know) and various pastries and breads. There's a tight, green and zesty spiciness in the background (perhaps a tiny spritz of horseradish sauce) and a perfect grapefruit – mirabelle duet. With two drops of water: perfect, luminous, fresh, with a spectacular lemon blossom and fresh vanilla duet (fresh pods straight from where they grow). One day we'll tell you about the means they have to use to pollinate vanilla and… (S., no, please). Finish: long, on vanilla cake with mirabelles. Comments: some sides reminded me of a famous Dufftown Distillery starting with a B. Excellent.
SGP:551 - 90 points. |
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