Darkness! Aberlour 20 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Darkness! Aberlour 20 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish

Added on Wednesday, Feb 11, 2015 at 05:10 AM

Bottler:

Age:	20 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	53.40 %	Region:	Speyside
Price:	$92	Availability:	Overseas Specialty

Finished for 3 months in little 50 litre casks that previously held Oloroso Sherry. The small size of the cask allows for more interaction between the whisky and the wood, giving it an in-your-face profile of Sherry notes and a deep, dark hue. 50cl bottle size.

Member Ratings and Notes

Ries

n: heavily sherried (but typical Aberlour) nose with dark chocolate covered figs and cherries. This has a nice dark vanilla cream and cinamon roll dough. A bit of apple pie with a thick fresh crust.

t: dark chocolate dusted over ripe berries dipped in caramel. The wood is very prominent here, borderline "too oaky" which I enjoy - and nothing gets very sweet. In fact, it's more rhubarb and dry cocoa than anything else. Oily body to this whisky, and a nice warmth to it from the high ABV. The finish is dry wood, waxy honey, and black raisins. [B+/B]

Andy

n: Cherries and caramel

p: Rainforest cedar. Salted caramel and dark fruits.

B/B+

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