Aultmore 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt 46% 700ml

Aultmore 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt 46% 700ml

This 12 year single malt Scotch whisky from Aultmore emphasizes the pristine water from the Auchinderran burn and unique malts of Speyside. Aultmore is owned by Dewar’s, a Bacardi subsidiary and usually produces whisky for blends.
They’ve released a range of single malts that includes this 12 year old, along with a 21 year old (available as a Travel Retail Exclusive) and 25 year old expression. This non-chill-filtered whiskey is bottled at 46% abv.

Awards for Aultmore 12 Year Scotch Whisky:
SILVER -2019

Distillers’ Single Malts 12 years and under (International Spirits Challenge)
BRONZE – 2019

GOLD – 2015
Speyside Single Malts up to 12yo (The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

TASTING NOTES

EYE
Straw

NOSE
Malt, banana, dried fruit, vanilla and a light bit of tartness and waxy citrus peel. There’s a buttery undertone to it that adds a nice bit of dimension to overall aroma.

PALATE
Grassy hay, malt, dried fruit and light notes of chocolate, banana bread and tartness with an undertone of citric acid and honey.

FINISH
Medium fade of banana bread with a bit of sweetness & hay.

BALANCE, BODY & FEEL
Ok balance, medium body and an average whisky feel. Not hot, not watery, just present.