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11th September 2020 |
Aberfeldy
release a limited edition 18 Year Old
Pauillac French Wine Cask Finish.
 John
Dewar's & Sons has unveiled a new
limited edition expression of its
Highland single malt whisky Aberfeldy,
the Aberfeldy 18 Year Old French Wine
Cask Finish.
Initially matured for18 years in a
combination of American first-fill
Bourbon, re-fill and re-char casks, the
whisky was then finished for a period of
around 4-5 months in French Wine Casks
from Pauillac, Bordeaux to impart a
deeper flavour profile, and create a
perfect balance between Aberfeldy’s
honeyed richness and the firm tannins
and complexity of Pauillac wines.
Pauillac is one of the most sought-after
wine regions in Bordeaux, home to world
famous wineries, the appellation
produces a collection of fine red wines
that are unrivalled in terms of quality.
Having the deepest gravel in the Médoc,
with some chalk and clay, soils and
microclimates play a vital role in
Pauillac. In Bordeaux, proximity to the
river is also all-important. Vineyards
located at the river’s edge bask in a
microclimate, and this is where the
highest quality wines in Bordeaux are
found.
Malt Master, Stephanie MacLeod,
carefully monitored maturation and
flavour development in the casks until
the desired flavour profile had been
achieved. Pauillac is a robust wine, so
the goal was to use this cask type to
complement and elevate the signature
character of Aberfeldy, not mask it.
Stephanie comments, "Pauillac casks are
the aristocrats of the Médoc, they
provide notes of black cherries,
blackberries and a cedar wood spice.
Aberfeldy’s wonderfully soft signature
honey and creamy vanilla notes are
invigorated with swathes of plush ripe
fruits and lovely nutty aromas to create
an incredibly elegant and fruitful
whisky."
The Aberfeldy, the Aberfeldy 18 Year Old
French Wine Cask Finish has a RRP of £95
it is available today from the Aberfeldy
Distillery shop which you can find here
www.shop.dewars.com for an
exclusive one-month period before being
released in the following selected
markets: USA, China, Taiwan, Germany,
France.
You will also find the current Aberfeldy
whisky range available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt
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Aberfeldy 18 Year Old French Wine Cask Finish Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Gentle honey and just a touch of sweet
vanilla infused with a enticing
fruitiness, apricot, ripe pear,
tangerine and some distant blackcurrant.
Some light oak spice hiding in the
background.
Taste:
A lush delivery of ripe sultana,
apricot, cherry and honey, deliciously
juicy at first which is soon countered
by some tannins and lovely drying oak
spices.
Finish:
Long, the fruit fades first leaving
lingering gentle honey, drying oak
tannins, oak spice and a little
nuttiness.
Comment:
The French Wine Cask Finish has
certainly added a delicious fruitiness
and oak tannin edge to this honeyed
Highland dram which has been bottled at
a flavoursome 43%, I just wonder how
good this would have been with a longer
finish and a little higher ABV but as it
is and for its price a very enjoyable
Highland dram.
SMW Score
89/100
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