Sweet fruit — apples, oranges, mango, apricot — toffee, fudge, light raisin, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg
Green apple, pineapple, citrus, gentle berries — sherry brings brown sugar, buttered toast, pastry spice
Medium — toffee apple, light pepper, oak bitterness — pleasant for the price
Aberlour 10 — entry-level Aberlour, double cask. 1879. £28. Sweet Speyside.
Apple and toffee nose. Citrus and brown sugar palate. Toffee apple finish. Excellent value entry.
Aberlour 10 earns a 7 — pound-for-pound excellent value at £28. Fresh, fruity entry-level Speyside.
Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...
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