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A’Bunadh Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 61.2%
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$99
2022 Best Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Aberlour
A’Bunadh Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 61.2%
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of oloroso sherry, tropical fruits, and cinnamon, figs and dates with roasted pecan and walnut, potpourri, and savory notes of salted garlic with a round, vibrant, dry full body and a very long finish displaying nuances of leather and sweet tobacco, caramel creme, cocoa nibs and hazelnut, and dried black cherries. A mature, rich, and opulent Speyside Single Malt with full-bodied intensity to sip after dinner and possibly with a cigar.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Complex
Aroma Aroma: oloroso sherry, tropical fruits, and cinnamon, figs and dates with roasted pecan and walnut, potpourri, and savory notes of salted garlic
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of leather and sweet tobacco, caramel creme, cocoa nibs and hazelnut, and dried black cherries
Smoothness Smoothness:
Finish Finish:
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A mature, rich, and opulent Speyside Single Malt with full-bodied intensity to sip after dinner and possibly with a cigar.
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The Producer or Importer
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Speyside Single Malt Scotch

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass
About
Speyside Single Malt Scotch
Speyside refers whisky made by the 50+ distilleries near the river Spey in the Scottish highlands. These distilleries are noted for their use of refilled, ex-Sherry casks in the maturation of their whiskies. The Sherry casks imparts telltale fruit and nut tones to the final whisky.

Aberlour A’Bunadh Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky rating was calculated by to be 95 points out of 100 on 6/7/2022. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.