One of 2020’s Most Collectible Single Malts
1995 Aberlour 25 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive
Single Hogshead Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Aberlour has a large and devoted following, having made its name with its absolutely stunning sherried expressions. But highlighted today is a real rarity from this distiller’s impressive range—a rare hogshead with 25 years of age. Single malts with this kind of significant age statement are exceptionally hard to find, and when they do, they always command a princely sum. Finding one from Aberlour is rarer even still and a real boon for collectors who enjoy the malts from this Speyside master. The whisky is every bit as tantalizing as one might expect, albeit in a different vein than those which spent their time in a sherry cask. This beautiful 25 Year Old, while possessing all the power you’d expect from a cask strength bottling, is remarkably nuanced and pure. A connoisseur’s dram if there ever was one, this is the perfect gift or addition to your own collection of Scotland’s best. Precious few bottles were drawn from this cask, so we expect our limited allocation to disappear within days, if not hours. If you are to splurge on one bottle of single malt this year, let this be the one.
1995 Aberlour 25 Year Old “Old Particular” K&L Exclusive Single Hogshead Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) (Pre-Arrival) ($299.99) —This product is expected to arrive for shipment or pickup by late November 2020.
This gorgeous little distillery at the entrance of the tiny town of the same name has quietly become one of the Scotch-loving world’s darlings. The distillery, owned by blending giant Chivas Brothers (Pernod Ricard), was built in 1879 and features two 21,000-liter wash stills and a pair each of spirits stills that are 20,000 and 15,000 liters respectively. The distillery’s name means “mouth of the babbling brook,” and indeed a stream meanders next to the building, but their water actually comes from Ben Rinnes like many of the other distilleries around the famous mountain. We’ve never been offered a barrel of Aberlour, much less one of such astonishing age. While the distillery itself has been focused on NAS bottlings like their popular A’Bunadh series, the older expressions have become extremely rare. This single hogshead was selected not only for its incredible provenance and rarity, but also its extreme deliciousness. Unlike many modern Aberlours, which have become synonymous with hardcore sherry, this is much more nuanced and idiosyncratic. While by no means a value buy, it does represent a malt that is otherwise unobtainable at nearly any price and its inherent quality and unique character easily merit the price of entry. Only 184 bottles came out of this old hogshead. It was bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration or coloring of any kind.
