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Aberlour a’bunadh (no age statement, 59.9%)
Amber, with shades of ruby and gold. Aromas of complex ripe fruit (golden raisins, marmalade, cherries, apples), toffee, treacle, and hint of mint. Full, rich texture and body-almost chewy. Flavors of lush fruit drenched with honey and caramel. Long, warming, slightly spicy finish.
Style: single malt Scotch whisky. Price: approx. $60. Available nationwide (imported by Austin, Nichols, & Co., 212/455-9400).
I’m so happy to see this fine whisky finally imported to the U.S. after being available in its homeland now for about two years. The name a’bunadh literally means “the origin” in Gaelic, and it produced in the style of Aberlour back in the late 1800s-at natural strength and not chill filtered. It certainly is an exciting whisky, produced in small batches (mine was Batch #6) from select oloroso sherry casks. I’ve notices a slight variation in color from one batch to the next, largely due to the types of sherry casks selected.
(1st Quarter 2001 Issue-Vol. 10#1)
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