{"product_id":"aberlour-21-year-old-1996-montgomerie-rare-select-single-bourbon-cask-900053-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2017-70cl","title":"Aberlour 21 Year Old 1996 Montgomerie Rare Select Single Bourbon Cask #900053 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAberlour 21 Year Old 1996 Montgomerie Rare Select Single Bourbon Cask #900053 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 324 bottles produced from a single bourbon cask. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose-sm max-w-full lg:prose\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 21 year old single malt from the Aberlour Distillery, independently bottled by Montgomerie's as part of the Rare Select series. This one was distilled back in February 1996 and filled into a single bourbon cask, then left alone for 21 years before being bottled in September 2017 at 46% ABV. A tasty chance to see the non-sherried side of Aberlour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-t border-gray-300 pb-2 pt-2 last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eNose\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToffee apple, black pepper, toasted sesame seeds and sugary shortbread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-t border-gray-300 pb-2 pt-2 last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGolden syrup, sponge cake, cinnamon rolls and leafy herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-t border-gray-300 pb-2 pt-2 last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few hints of ginger and black tea on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Aberlour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA medium-weight single malt, Aberlour’s character balances malt, fruit and a distinctive blackcurrant note. It is a whisky which gains in weight and toffee-like sweetness as it matures and has sufficient depth to be able to cope with Sherry cask maturation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"company-profile__item company-profile__profile\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe range is large, with many different variations on ex-Sherry and ex-Bourbon cask matured whiskies – some mixed, some 100%, others finished. Its greatest cult following is for the small batch, 100% Sherry-matured, cask-strength variant A’Bunadh which has run since 2000. Aberlour was also one of the first distilleries to offer a ‘bottle your own’ whisky to visitors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first distillery in the village of Aberlour was established in 1825 and ran until 1833, when the co-lessees\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/magazine\/whisky-heroes\/6107\/john-james-grant\/\"\u003eJames and John Grant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eleft to build their own distillery, Glen Grant, in Rothes. The current distillery was the brainchild of James Fleming who built it in 1879 using water from St. Drostan’s Well, named after an early Columban monk, which is situated on the site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many Victorian distilleries, it burnt down and, in 1898, had to be rebuilt. During World War II when the distillery was on short-term working, locals used to smuggle wash up the Aberlour burn and distil illicitly under the Linn Falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distillery became part of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/whiskypedia\/5898\/campbell-distillers\/\"\u003eCampbell Distillers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1945, passing into the Pernod Ricard stable in 1974, the year after it had been expanded from two to four stills and wholly modernised internally. Its ownership has long given it a strong following in France. It is now part of Pernod’s whisky division, Chivas Brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aberlour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52792573493586,"sku":"ABL21MONT1996","price":155.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/Aberlour21YearOld1996MontgomerieRareSelectSingleBourbonCask_900053SpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2017_70cl.jpg?v=1771974178","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/aberlour-21-year-old-1996-montgomerie-rare-select-single-bourbon-cask-900053-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2017-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}