Aberlour 10 Year Old Whisky

Before I start I would like to say that this has not been an easy review to write. For a long time I just sat staring at the computer with no words coming to mind for me to type. I at first thought this was writers block...check out how pretentious I am getting in my old age...however, I now realise it was the product that was causing the problems. Aberlour 10 Year Old Whisky is a good whisky. And that was my problem, I really do feel I could stop the review now with those nine words! However, you obviously need to know more than simply that and why that is the case, so here goes. Lets start with that all important sniff. This is a very dry whisky, ...  Read the complete review

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. Usually I am not a fan of Speyside Whisky but this time I did really enjoy this Whisky. Colour: Nice Dark Amber Flavors: Sweet, slghtly peaty, hints of vanilla and melon. Very inviting aroma. Not the best finish ever, lacks the warmth of similar whisky's, there are some pleasent flavors left when you have fininshed this one but it just feels like it is lacking something. Price wise it tends to be quite reasonable, you can usually pick up a bottle for around £22. I got a bottle on ...  Read the complete review

The River Spey, Scotland's fastest running river is famous for two things. Wild Scottish Salmon is a delicacy unrivalled by any other fish, but it is the 46 distilleries situated along its banks for which the Spey is better known. Speyside whiskies are typically sweet and contain very little, if any peat. Their aroma is often compared to that of a solvent and they frequently have a strong perfume. The distillery was founded by the Grant family at the start of the 19th century, it has since been rebuilt due to at least one fire and subsequently expanded to cope with demand. In the 1970's the distillery was taken over by Pernod Ricard, a French ...  Read the complete review