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Aberlour 10 Year Old Reviews
- Distillery
- Aberlour
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 10 Years
- Alcohol
- 43% abv.
- Region
- Scotland: Speyside
- Bottled For
- Distillery
This is a definitive example of a Speyside Single Malt. It is matured in a combination of sherry and bourbon oak casks for a minimum of 10 years.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- Well balanced, rich, winey at first but after sitting for a while is more caramel.
- Body
- Medium
- Palate
- Simple at first but in a good way, no outstanding challenging flavours, but a well made spirit that has honey, toffee a touch of peat and spice that develops with a bitter note like orange peel that is nicely balanced not too sweet, a good one "on the rocks"
- Finish
- Unusual, leaves the tongue numb as mentioned by someone else, lingers with oak aromas developing, warming
Bargain sale price £18
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Eye-lah Guy
- Color
- Reddish amber in the glass
- Nose
- Delicate & sweet
- Body
- Medium
- Palate
- immediate clean grains, then sweetness of sherry cask hits you--at once dispensed by the oak, followed by malt; this happens quickly so it appears to balance
- Finish
- Sherry returns for a warm, sweet finish
Note: this review refers to the 12 year, NOT the 10 year Aberlour, which is not found on the site but very common in shops in my area... Don't be put off by the sherry casks, or the fruity nose; there' a lot more going on here...
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Wilderthanyou2367
- Color
- Pale Gold
- Nose
- Sweet, heavy butterscotch notes, smoke, alcohol.
- Body
- Very thin, it leaves very little impression, but for some reason I don't mind. . .
- Palate
- again, heavy on the butterscotch, but the sweetness disappeared to quickly, there isn't that much from there on in.
- Finish
- Warm and numb,
I like it, but that's not to say that it's a good single malt. For some reason, even the bad sides of this whiskey appeal to me.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Michal1dlouhyCZ
- Color
- Light caramel color.
- Nose
- Sweet, toffee, pleasantly rounded. It reminds me of a medical baby syrup.
- Body
- Mediocre thick, soft. Like a step into muddy water.
- Palate
- Honey, maybe peach, vanilla, with a slight alcohol bite and interesting "curve/bend" end of its flavour.
- Finish
- A rounded sweet hot finish. Not too intensive. Quite calm.
This was my first single malt whisky. I like its softness and sweetness. I will remember it for its "bended" flavour finish that contradistinguishes it from other sweet Speyside whiskies like Cardhu 12 or Glenfiddich 12.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- lager beer color
- Nose
- vanilla, a bit of alcohol
- Body
- soft and sweet
- Palate
- caramel, sweetness, honey
- Finish
- warm rounded finish with creeps of alcohol in the mouth
Soft whisky, suitable for beginners or for those who like soft and sweet tastes, definitely drinkable.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Amber
- Nose
- As it should smell! Syrupy, a hint of vanilla and some oak. Very inviting.
- Body
- Very thin, almost like old water. It feels like it evaporates too quickly or that its some kind of mixed drink. The body seriously dissapoints.
- Palate
- Very good start, with some faint whiff of iodine, then some caramel and lastly the vinalla comes down. Eventually it all fades and really doenst satisfy.
- Finish
- Leaves a numb feeling in the mouth, almost like it has bad alcohol in it, or that it has been added later (not implying anything here). It stays for a long time, but its not a pleasant feeling. It lacks warmth.
A mediocre single malt, just bought this and when i opened the cardbord cover it was very promising, since it has a dark color and I have had only pleasant memories of the more amber looking whiskies. BUt eventually it dissapoints, it even left a bitter taste in my mouth. Not really what you would excpect from Aberlour. And certainly not from a 10 year old single malt.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by WhiskeySteve
- Color
- Pale amber
- Nose
- Sweet, slghtly peaty
- Body
- Awkward and almost thin
- Palate
- Initially promising, sweet and peaty but soon it all goes quite sour.
- Finish
- Short sweet start, depressing bitter finish, slightly hot.
There are much much better single malts out there. There are also much better Aberlour whiskeys out there.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Smoky Lou
- Color
- amber
- Body
- syrupy
- Palate
- the body is alcoholic, Rich said it best
- Finish
- Along warming feeling (with a good sip), woody finish
Enjoyable but very far from being remembered
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Colin
- Color
- Dark copper.
- Nose
- Faint, Phenol.
- Body
- Mellow, Slow, Thick.
- Palate
- Slight sour peat. Melon.
- Finish
- Long and uneven, Hot, Strong.
A strong little bottle. It would be great given more time in the barrel. None the less, very enjoyable.
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Review by Rich
- Nose
- The best part of the malt.Sweet toffee, butterscotch, slightly spicy with sweet malt undertones. Mouth: Slightly spicy, some gentle sweetness
- Palate
- Artificial tasting. No complexity. The sweatness comes and goes quickly.I don't "trust" the authenticity of this malt, maybe caramel, maybe bad casks, whatever. I don't enjoy this
- Finish
- A hint of spice overtaken by "dullness." My tongue is left with a odd, numb coating.
Others like this one; it is one of my least favorite singles.