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Aberfeldy
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Aberfeldy
distillery
lies in the small town of Aberfeldy, Perthshire and was founded
by John Dewar & Sons in 1898.
Their
focus was indeed on their (Dewars) blended whisky so they
founded the distillery to support the growing demand for it,
guaranteeing a supply of Highland malt whisky for the company's
blends.
The
distillery's water source is the Pitilie Burn.
Aberfeldy has 4 stills (2 wash, 2 spirit) and a capacity of
2.1 million litres of pure alcohol per year. |
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Dewar's
White Label Scotch
was introduced shortly after Aberfeldy distillery was opened and
although it contains a total of up to 40 different single malt
and grain whiskies, the company announce that "Aberfeldy is at
its heart".
Dewar's World of Whisky is the name given to the visitor
centre opened in 2000 and which now caters for around 30,000
visitors each year.
General whisky characteristics: Oily and fresh |
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OB Original
Distillery Bottlings |
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Aberfeldy, 12
years old,
40% ABV
Original cost of
this bottle; |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour: Warm
gold / clear, rich honey
Nose:
Slight spirit, freshly cut wood and barley.
Palate:
Oily with an immediate tingle to the front of the
tongue offering flavours of biscuit with a hint of orange.
Overall Impression:
A light whisky which tingles and warms with a
strange mix of innocuous flavours. |
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Aberfeldy,
12y,
40% ABV
Original cost of
this bottle;
Reviewed
(blind) as part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Bright
golden
Nose:
Initially quite grassy or what I may call "countryside"
but soon develops more vanilla attributes and then some light
fruitiness.
Palate:
Slightly watery mouth-feel (40% abv?) and quite
light in flavour but all the vanilla and fruitiness of the nose
transpose onto the palate.
Finish:
Long-ish.
Overall Impression:
A quite light whisky, summer picnic anyone? |
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Aberfeldy,
14y,
11.4.1997 - 20.6.2011,
58.1% ABV
Single Cask;
Hogshead No.3618, bottle No.169 of 185
Original cost of
this bottle;
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour: Bright
amber
Nose:
Rich treacle toffee, glowing bonfire embers and
freshly polished antique (oak & teak) furniture all combine to
provide an excellent start to this whisky. With more minutes in
the glass the polished wood expands and is joined by rich
currants.
Palate:
A rich explosion of oak, marzipan, mixed nuts and
black cherries just engulf and caress the palate.
Finish: Long
and rich, slightly dry right at the end.
Overall Impression:
Wonderful, an excellent whisky. |
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Aberfeldy,
Exceptional Cask, 33y
Double Cask Ltd Ed.
bottle No.586 of 588
Finished in Marsala
casks for 5 years
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Dark
oak / pale teak
Nose:
Very aromatic and faintly perfumed, herbal and a
gentle woodiness. Slightly reminiscent of brandy snap and some
mild cognac or armagnac suggestions.
Palate:
Suggestions of creamy toffee, perhaps mild brandy
snap and cereal, perhaps weetabix but all wrapped in a peppery
tingle.
Finish:
Long, very long.
Overall Impression:
Rich, chewy and delightful. |
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Aberfeldy,
Unravel,
56.5% ABV
Single Cask
bottling for "Unravel" music event, bottle No.133
Original cost of
this bottle;
Reviewed
(blind) as part of MMA 2012 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Dark
and richly glowing cork
Nose:
Lots of antique woodiness with a suggestion of
leatheriness too. These just expand further with time in the
glass until an almost dry paint-iness develops. Nice, very
soothing and civilised.
Palate:
A wonderful mouth-feel with a tingling
pepperiness whilst remaining creamy and fruity. I'm thinking
Crθme Brulιe alongside cappucino and walnuts.
Finish:
Very
long with just a suggestion of dark cherries right at the end.
Overall Impression:
Not quite the proverbial (English) Christmas cake
or pudding, but it's definitely a winter warmer for the fireside
whilst you look out the window at the snow. I love this whisky. |
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David Stirk, Aberfeldy,
1983, 27y,
43.4% ABV
"Exclusive Malts"
range, cask 2804, one of 215 bottles
Original cost of
this bottle; unknown
Dram-atics live (and blind) Review |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Light
yellow (9ct) gold
Nose:
Lots of aromatic and floral fruit, mainly berries,
then creamy toffee and vanilla.
Palate:
Oily
vanilla, green peppercorn, then slightly herbal and almost leafy.
With 4 drops of
water: More toffee and some butterscotch on the nose whereas
the palate is now drier with more leafiness.
Finish: Very
long with green apples.
Overall Impression:
Aromatic
floral leafiness, very interesting! |
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G&M, 'Connoisseur's
Choice', Aberfeldy,
1990,
43% ABV
Original cost of
this bottle;
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Pale
golden yellow
Nose:
Creamy and aromatic wood with suggestions of
fruitiness. With time in the glass this turns more floral.
Palate:
Light
suggestions of melon and vanilla with further hints of creamy
toffee or fudge.
Finish:
Medium
to long.
Overall Impression:
Soft, creamy and mellow. Really very inoffensive
and quite enjoyable, but just not memorable. |
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