A'Bunadh?

A'bunadh? It is pretty hard around here to find someone who doesn't like the stuff! (a whole lot)

Welcome.

There's about 26 reviews of the Aberlour A'bunadh available on this site, you really don't have to ask in the forum unless the whisky is rare, new or unreviewed.

As @Victor similarly stated, I don't remember that anyone, other than perhaps novices, indicate a dislike for A'bunadh. The only problem I have is that it is a 63%er, and I'm usually not in the mood for a high-abv whisky ... so I have to cut it to maybe 50% with water. On the other hand, it's a good whisky for experimentation with varying degrees of water. One of these days, I'll just make up a pint bottle of A'bunadh concentrate, diluted to 45 to 50% or so ... ready to go !

And then there is Glendronach 15 Revial, another sherry bomb, for those who take their 100% sherry at 46% ... a very worthy dram !

A'bunadh also varies from batch to batch a bit. I didn't get to try the Batch 35 but Serge Valentin commented on how it was less sherried than the earlier versions that he'd tried - whiskyfun.com/archiveaugust11-1.html/…

I normally have a bottle of A'bunadh or Glenfarclas 105 in the cupboard as a standard for those occasions when I feel the urge to break out the sherry bombs - the high strength gives some versatility in how I want to drink it, everything from remove-side-of-the-head strength down to whisky cordial...

I have recently tried 5 batches and will put up my notes as soon as I can translate them into English for you. @AboutChoice, I have not yet tried a batch of 63%, though. Mine were all between 59% and 61% (I tried batches 0, 8 (lovely), 14, 19 (very good!), 24 (hot!) and 30).

@Smokehead I did a review of three A'Bunadh at the same time. Very interesting. You can see my notes on this site. It was batch 27, 29 and 30... It is better to put water in it since it is at high ABV. Remember that alcohol is an anaesthetic, so the higher the ABV, the less you taste something. If you want to benefit from all the flavors of the dram, put water in it.

My Wife likes A'bunadh with 4 pts. Whisky to 1 pt.. pure rain. (that's parts not pints),which brings the strength back to about 48-50abv. for drinking - me a little less rain or spring water ang I guess about 52abv. and this can vary from batch to bach by just a little.

The magnificent batch #5 needed not much water at all and was sensational with the smallest of dashes. Short of adding more Whisky, you can't take the water out, so, start out at a slightly higher abv. and work your way down, paying particular attention to the legs. Nosing a very strong Whisky will impare your sense of smell, so go easy!

...and enjoy.