Taster

Nose: Mellow, sherry-dominant nose. Tobacco leaf, orange pekoe tea, walnut, caramelised fruit. Mint, leather, toffee and butter. In time it gets even sweeter.

Palate: Sweet and silky with well integrated sherry wood overlaying the creamy/minty character. Ripe and soft.

Finish: Light chocolate and some dried fruit.

Comment: Good for such a young Aberlour. Sherry in balance.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Sweet. Marzipan. Notably nutty. Very heavy sherry (slightly tar-like, iron-ish). First-fill dry Oloroso? It tastes more like Pedro Ximinez.

Palate: Soft, smooth, juicy. Malty nuttiness. Liquorice.

Finish: A firm, assertive, hug. Enwrapping.

Comment: Well-rounded, but the balancing dryness can be slightly bitter.

Score: 8.3