Retour Aberlour - Single Malt Scotch Whisky - Single Cask 17 Years old - 2nd Fill Sherry Butt - 2003
COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland
CATEGORY: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
COLOR: Amber
VINTAGE: 2003
COMPOSITION: Grain Spirit
ALCOHOL: 58.7 vol.
CONTENT: 70 cl
The tasting
Color Bright gold with amber highlights.
Nose Gingerbread and marzipan flavors with a touch of orange milk chocolate.
Palate Complex with aromas of marmalade and plum and red apple jam, the palate finish is long and sweet.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve dry or over ice in a Glencairn whisky glass.
Food On its own mainly as a digestive, or with a chocolate dessert.
The distillery
The distillery Aberlour is the absolute leader in single malt whisky and one of the greatest names in Scotch whisky. This model House, established in 1879 at the northern tip of the British Isles, at the mouth (aber) of the river, cultivates very high-quality bottles of high integrity.
Spirits Exclusively aged in Sherry casks, the 2003 Single Cask 17Yo 2nd Fill Sherry Butt Single Malt Scotch Whisky draws its strength from a single cask bottling. Very complex, totally unique, it sweeps the nose with notes of gingerbread and marzipan, followed by a touch of orange milk chocolate. The palate releases complex flavors of marmalade, plum jam, and sweet red apple, exploding in a long and bewitching finish. An absolutely unique whisky reserved for our members!
Elaboration Malt crushed at the Aberlour Mill, brewed with spring water and then distilled in a still. Aged in sherry casks, bottled from a single cask.