I would like to see a comparison between this and the bunnahabhain 12 cask strength. Probably apples to oranges but they are two of my favorite high proof non peated scotches.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Thats a fun idea

@joeynickles7962

4 ай бұрын

The Bunna is lightly peated

You should try other batches if can find them The single digits batches is amazing. Been drinking A'Bunadh for years, started at batch 9. (Yummy) The high alcohol content burns your fast buds, try cutting it with lotz of water, it I'll explode in your mouth. You find all new flavors. Little water lotz water up to you. Great stuff

Nice review! A'Bunadh is one of my favorite ever Scotches. The batches do vary a bit, but my least favorite was still very good. Currently I have 069 too, and it's fantastic IMO, the best A'Bunadh I've tried to date.

Aberlour was the standout dark-horse distillery I visited. Super good. (circa 2011)

Honestly , after years of expensive scotch and bourbon , this one is my favourite. I have never had a more flavourful scotch. It’s not for the faint of heart but if you can get past the high alcohol ( which can be tamed with a drop of water ) you will be become a believer. Lol.

@maxroberts6660

7 ай бұрын

It took me a good few days but I’ve been able to nicely adjust to the high ABV. It’s delicious and really reminds me of a nice glass of sherry/port/PX, despite being a hell of a lot stronger!

@richardbarrick1492

6 ай бұрын

Wow and well, wow ! You're spot on about this btl. If it's that good, but is it a ' gotta run out ASAP and pull the trigger " wow purchase 🤔😳

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

6 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say so, because they do a good job keeping them on the shelves :)

One of my favorites scotch period. I didn't know there were up to 25 yrs scotch in the bend. That explains why it tastes the way it does when you compare it to young scotch. I need to get myself another bottle but they are around $120 in my Total Wine. On line I can find it under $100 but then the shipping gets me. Great review Bill! Cheers!

Such a good pour and $85 in NH while $110 in my state so worth the drive.

yes ,, don't worry about the non age statement , go by the taste , some non ers have very old whisky in them that is not up to strength so they mix with younger full strength , = good stuff .

Great review as always man. I’m glad to see you getting giggly when you love the scotch. haha!

This is what a review is all about. With my basically zero knowledge of Scotch, this description has me absolutely drooling to try this. I don't see $100 as overpriced if a whiskey is really complex and tasty, oh and the proof is more around my preference.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ultrahot. Glad you enjoyed it

@jackthepickledhound

Жыл бұрын

Not overpriced but $100 is alot but it's one of the quintessential sherry bombs on the journey. Not my #1 choice to replace but a no brainier @ ~$90

Great review. I love this one. But with the rising prices I tend to go to Glenfarclas 105 instead.

@jackthepickledhound

Жыл бұрын

In NY/NJ/CT area 105 is hard to find and more expensive than A'bunadh, and Aberlour is expensive. So sad.

Like orange cleaning fluid. Orange Glo. In the best way possible! 😂

Terrific review Bill. I agree with you wholeheartedly on the nose, taste, and finish notes you pointed out. I have batch #74 and I paid $121 for it. I could have picked it up for $100 but would have had to drive across the state for it (Florida). Everyone has their “price ceiling” of what they are willing to,pay for a scotch. Mine is around $100. It’s rare that I will spend more than that. Is this scotch worth $100? Yes, it is. The high ABV doesn’t burn or leave you with a scorched tongue. It’s surprisingly smooth. I drink half a dram neat, and the other half with water. That works for me. The neat experience is terrific in that I get all those deep , rich, and dark sherry notes along with the oak as you said. With water it becomes more like a traditional sherried scotch. I have read that the newer batches aren’t as good as the older ones. I find that statement amusing because that’s what everyone says about every scotch! I love Ardbeg and everyone says Ardbeg “isn’t what it used to be”. Gotta call BS on that one. I have been drinking Ardbeg for decades. It’s just as good as it always was.

@egonchef7259

Жыл бұрын

@alandiaz1041 : I always wonder how much you guys earn as a salary at your job. So many guys say that they are paying $100 to $120 for an Aberlour A'bunadh. Currently the price for the Batch 077 has increased to €75 in Germany and I am not going to pay this anymore.

This is the last of my ‘sweet’ go-to’s still in production: Balvenie 21 Portwood, Macallan 18, and this - this was always on par with those as far as I am concerned. It’s the cask-strength fire without losing the complexity of Balvenie but smooth like Macallan 18.

G’day Bill-Sounds like a great drop-Thanks for introducing it to those like me who haven’t come across it before 🥃cheers

Thanks for the review Bill! My father recently shared this with me, he had gotten it as a gift for his 60th. It definitely has all the classic sherry notes cranked to 11. Since it's cask strength, you can start there and slowly add water to see what comes out. Thanks for the review Bill, its clear you really enjoyed this one, and love the passion :). Cheers!

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jewman. Glad you enjoyed it and got to share it with your dad

I toured this distillery. It was fun. Nice people.

I do like this big boy whisky. Nice review

I love seeing you so happy. Glad you found a good one 🥃

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Me too! Affordable and attainable is good... but sometimes I need a treat!

Found a bottle of this from a french website for way cheaper than anywhere in ireland, it's an amazing dram

Great video, I just bought the bottle and enjoyed sharing a dram.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

It's one that I think people skip over, but definitely shouldnt

Definitely on my radar to try one day. I thought I loved sherry bombs, but I've been striking out lately. But I've heard more than a few people suggest this one.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

The ABV is the only warning I'd give. But it's a good one

@AlexDraut

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary For sure, I'd probably water it down a bit. I can only take so much 60%+ stuff at once anymore lol.

Wonderful to watch your review of this amazing scotch! It’s my favourite as of yet; I normally prefer the sweeter flavour profiles of bourbons and ryes. I think that because it’s being distributed at cask strength, the fact that A’Bunadh has been aged in sherry butts becomes even more apparent. Despite having a relatively high ABV (61.3% for my batch #76 bottle), I find it very drinkable even when had neat. The only downside is that I paid about AUD$155/USD$100 for it 🙃

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

7 ай бұрын

Yikes, that's a high price, but it's a great whisky. One I don't frequently go back to, so it tends to last. Every time I drink It I think "I should drink this more"

It is on my 'to buy' list. It can be scarce. At present, there are two bottles in the entire state. It goes for $110 per 750ml bottle here in the PNW. I've heard that Edradour 12 Caledonia is in the same ballpark. If so, it comes in at $85. Sherried single malts dominate my collection, by far, but I suspect I shall still be required to "go to the mountain top", at least where sherried Scotch is concerned.

Hello from France, had the oppotunity to get a bottle of batch 61 for around $52. Really liking it, don't know how much it may differ between batches.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Not a significant amount. It's made to hit a flavor profile so it should be consistent! Thanks for stopping by. Fun to see France show up

Nice! I also have batch 69! Niceeeeeeeee

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Niceeeee

Great review Bill 👌 I especially liked the supposed tangent. That to me was very important to describing this whiskey and how it’s different from other Sherry finished whiskeys. Anyhoo I’ve had something similar, Tamdhu Batch Strength. It’s a bit full on with similar abv and packed full of flavour. Have you tried it? Would be interested in how they compare.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

I love it!

@hazydavo

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary cool which one are you buying if you could only buy one?

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

I could guess at what would be my favorite but I'd want to drink them side by side. I'd happily give you an answer but it's been a while since I've had the Tamdhu

@hazydavo

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary ahhh ok that’s fair, until then then! 👍

Luckily this year the ABV landed below 60% so I was able to get one. 60% is the legal limit here in Norway. 😏

I spent $177.00 taxes in, in B.C. Canada. Not for me.😂 I wanted my younger brother to have it for his collection.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

6 ай бұрын

Yea thats stupid high priced

@Moluccan56

6 ай бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary it’s a one off. He helps me with bull work. Can’t wait to try it!

In Ohio I paid $90

I’ve been eyeballing this one for a bit at my local store. It’s the newest batch (not sure which that is), but it’s around $88. Thoughts? Thanks everyone!

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what the newest batch is either but for 88 that sounds pretty awesome

@JR-tg1vg

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary Okay awesome! I’ll scoop it up and report back to you with regards to batch number! 👍

@stevenmcwilliam6945

10 ай бұрын

For 88$? Get three.

@maxroberts6660

7 ай бұрын

I paid $100 for batch #76. Get two for that price!

how does it compare to the Casg Annamh?

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Haven't had it yet, sadly. But now that I've done the distillery, I can do the whisky!

@DileepB

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary Just realized that the Abunadh Alba if not sherried and aged in American Oak. Alba means oak

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Yup

Currently $120 in Maryland + $20 tax, so spent $140 on this, gift to myself

Doubtful there's any whisky above 15 (or 12) in the Abunadh bottlings nowadays. Definitely not up to 25, no way. Earliest bottlings were.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Possible. I found the claim of 25 years from a few different places, but they could have gotten the info from eachother.

@ninetyZeven

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary I do believe that information will be outdated.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense. Hard to keep that kind of stock around

AHH BOO NAHD

Sherry is white wine, not red. You're confusing it with Port.

@TheWhiskeyDictionary

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the clarification... it's funny. I've only ever drank darker sherries and discuss oloroso and PX as well as Amontollado... all of which are dark. I totally made the assumption that it was red all these years. Wow. Thanks!

@LanguagesWithAndrew

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary You're welcome and I appreciate the response. Now that I think about it, sherries are dark so I understand why one would assume that they're a red wine. It's a shame good sherry is uncommon in the U.S., good dry sherry in particular.

Aberlour 16 double matured is a better dessert cake than Dalmore