Aultmore 12yo 1997-2009 50% Dun Bheagan
Aultmore is a malt far to rarely bottled as a single Malt I believe, I've tried some older aherried versions almost exclusively of brilliance. This one smells of toffee and autumn leaves, pretty bland. The taste is sort of the middle of the road sherried. A bit dry, a bit sweet, a bit sulphury, far from enough to leave a lasting impression, at least for me.
A bland expression: 4
Aultmore 11yo 1985-1997 60.4% Signatory Vintage cask#2905 btl.109/1200
One bourbon-matured Aultmore at high strength bottled 13 years ago, this should be something new. The colour is totallt blank, like spring water. It smells very fresh, mushrooms, earth, banana skin, green tea, many subtle flavours, nothing screams 60% here. It needs some time, then develops some candy odors, very sweet. The taste is extremely sweet and burnt, burnt matches, ink, vanilla, needs water. With water it gets interestingly fruity, something very similar to small sour green grapes, very peculiar, an aggressive fruity beauty.
With water its a very aromatic, fruity whisky: 7.5
Aultmore/Tarracroy 18yo 1975-1993 57.3% The Whisky Connoisseur
The Whisky Connoisseur gives alternative names to their bottlings, like this one, Tarracroy, it makes it fun, giving the bottle an unpredictable content, which I later can check what is online. The nose on this one is very citrussy, I'd say its lemon scent overpowers everything else. The taste is pretty simple, apples, lemon and pepper. With some water it gets sweeter, bananas, lemon, grapes and cinnamon. The aftertaste is wheaty. Once again a nice cask strength, but it doesn't compare to the best yet.
A fine whisky from Aultmore, one I'm not too familiar with: 6.5
Aultmore 16yo 1992-2008 59.2% SMWS
Aultmore is one that I'm not to familiar with, I don't think it is too common on international markets yet. At this strength it has a very phenolic fragrance, needs water, then comes a sweet, raspberryliquer like flavour forth. Dark chocolate with cognac inside is the first that comes to mind.
Can't handle the strength, 40-46% could do the trick: 5
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