Darkness Aberlour 20 Year Pedro Ximenez

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Only 30 of 97 bottles of this 500ml whisky are coming to Canada, exclusively to KWM. Bottled at 53.7% by Master of Malt under their new "Darkness" label, this 20 year old Aberlour was finished for 3 months in a custom 50L Pedro Ximenez sherry cask.

Darkness is a new range of whiskies from Master of Malt. The company had Speyside cooperage build them custom 50L Octave casks from Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. The whiskies were only finished in them for 3 months, but given the reduced ratio of surface area to whisky, the results were stunning. KWM has brought in a limited release of these whiskies a Canadian exclusive, and they are not expected to last long. These whiskies sold out a long time ago in the UK, it’s taken a while to get our share of the bottles here! The Aberlour was matured 20 years before finishing in a 50L Pedro Ximenez sherry cask. 53.7%.

Master of Malt Tasting Note

Nose: Initial cinnamon, green apple and meringue with clove and anise developing.

Palate: Red apple, nutty oak, cakeyness and again clove develops to add wonderful depth.

Finish: Dates, sultanas, fruit salad and something unexpectedly herbal pops up too (a little menthol?).

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