Aberlour 18 Year Old Double Sherry Cask Finish Batch No. 004

Batch 004 of the double Sherry cask finish from Aberlour, matured for 18 years and finished in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks.

    Nose:    Rich notes of ripe fruit, orange zest, toffee buns, and plum jam.

    Taste:    Rich and fruity with notes of apricot, chocolate coated raisins, liquorice root, and freshly grated nutmeg.

    Finish:   Long and complex, with lasting sweetness.

Aberlour is a distillery of Speyside located in Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Lour and Spey near Ben Rinnes. Rather than boasting about the distinctive qualities of his single malt, Aberlour’s founder, James Fleming remained true to his family’s motto since the days of Robert the Bruce, ‘Let the deed show.’ The proof is in the drinking.
Aberlour’s truly unique taste is derived from two fundamentally important ingredients: pure, soft water of the Ben Rinnes and barley, grown within 15 miles of the distillery. Most of the variants are aged in American ex-bourbon casks, a standard for many single malts Aberlour also releases a range of malts that, after aging in bourbon casks, are finished in casks previously used to mature varieties of fortified wines or sherries, a method applied to appeal particularly to the French market.