[Quick Review] Aultmore - 21 years old 46%
Quick review of the Aultmore 21 years old today. Picture courtesy of www.thewhiskyworld.com Distillery : Aultmore Bottler : Distillery Age : 21 years old Distilled : n/a Bottled : n/a Cask : re-fill hogsheads Abv : 46% Unchillfiltered : Yes Natural Colour : Yes Nb of bottles : n/a Extra : Originally released for the travel retail market Nose : Fresh and fruity, citrus, orange and nectarine, vanilla, spicy hints, a little grassy, some honey and some oak/sawdust notes too. Palate : Rich and spicy with a mix of caramel and citrus fruit. A bit of burnt toffee bitterness, a little dried fruit and wood spice. Finish : Barley sugar with some bitterness. Some drying oak notes. With water : The palate get more honey sweetness. The palate becomes spicier with the addition of some aniseed. Both heat and aniseed remain on the finish. Overall, even if Aultmore 21 is not a popular or easy to find single malt, this is a solid dram. Definitely worth giving a go if you can find it for ...