Aberlour

Aberlour A'Bunadh, Sherry Cask, Batch No. 39, 2012, 59.8%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 5
Average Score
Avg 87
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Description

Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #39 is a cask-strength single malt whisky matured exclusively in Spanish Oloroso sherry butts. It is non-chill filtered and has no age statement, with the ABV for this batch being 59.8%.

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European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 30, 2026SGD 125.09
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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 7, 2025SGD 168.96
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
39
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
A collection of small batch bottlings of Aberlour, all aged exclusively in Spanish oloroso sherry butts. First introduced in 1997, they are non-age statement expressions bottled at cask strength.
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Figs, Raisins, Dark Chocolate, Cocoa Powder, Dark Muscovado Sugar, Plums, Thick Caramel, Dark Clover Honey, Golden Syrup, Fruit Cake, Dry Sherry, Brandy, Toasted Almonds/Marzipan, Nutmeg, Cinnamon Applesauce, Sweet Roasted Malt, Dried Apricots, Pecans/Pecan Pie, mixed spices, praline, spiced orange, red grapes, vanilla, creme brulee, pinewood, mint, cough syrup, blackberries, chestnut honey, earth, honeydew, humus, sultanas, candied angelica, cedar wood, bergamots, earl grey. [1, 4, 5, 14, 17, 18, 33, 38]
Palate
Chocolate, Black Cherries/Dried Cherries, Raisins, Oak, Plywood, Medium-High Tannins, Brandy, Smoke/Fireplace (slight), Vanilla (slight), Black Tea, Golden Raisins, Plums, Smokey Caramel, White Pepper (slight), Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Wax, Sulfur (slight), Vegetal (slight, cooked mushrooms), Ricola, Root Beer, Dried Apricots, Almonds, Spices galore with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, ginger biscuits, undercurrents of raisins and berries, orange, black cherries, dried fruit, ginger spiked with dark bitter chocolate, sherry, creamy mouthfeel, coffee, candied oranges, absinth, fennel, leather, cloves, Armagnac-soaked prunes, earthy spices, cardamom, milk chocolate, mocha. [1, 4, 5, 14, 17, 18, 33, 38]
Finish
Long and smooth, warm with toffee, chocolate cake and raisins, medium long with spices (cinnamon and ginger), fades to raisins and berries, long, spicier, barley sugar, caraway seeds, nutmeg, drying aftertaste, bitter oranges and apples cooked with cinnamon, robust and intense with bitter-sweet notes of exotic spices, dark chocolate and oak, lingering tangy licorice, burnt vanilla flavor, slowly dissipating light fruit, touch of oak. [1, 4, 5, 11, 14, 17, 18, 33, 38, 39]
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