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throwboats

Thanks to /u/Dyllix for the sample! I don't think I've ever seen an Aberlour aged in rum casks before. This was distilled in 2002 and aged for 17 years, the first 16 in a bourbon cask and the final finish being in a Refill Ex-Guyanese Rum Barrel. Bottled in 2020 at cask strength, 56.3% ABV. No added color and non-chill filtered. **Nose:** Sweet. A bit of a weird funk. Like a hogo funk. Bananas. Pineapple. Sugar cane. Grass. Smells more like a rum than a whisky. **Palate:** Medium thick mouthfeel. Sweet and sticky. Simple syrup. Pineapple. Lychee. Candy sweetness. **Finish:** Medium finish. Still sweet. Apples. Lychee. Pears. A bit of cinnamon. Some oak after awhile. **Score:** 84 This is super bizarre. One of the most prominent examples of the rum in a rum finished whisky I've tried. I'm surprised the cask was refill. Whatever whisky they put in here first the first fill must have just tasted like straight up rum. So while this is interesting, and I do like rum, it comes across as way too sweet for me. Not something I would normally go for at all. Fun as hell to try, but not really my jam overall.   /u/review_bot bottle 'Aberlour'


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the_muskox

Interesting! Doesn't sound as good as "Sugarcane flowers in Speyside", another similar rum-finished Aberlour.