Aultmore 12 Year Old 1997 Chieftain's Choice Ian MacLeod

Aultmore SMWS 73.52 - Speakeasy perkiness

Aultmore was built in 1895 by Alexander Edward, who had helped run Benrinnes and was part-owner of Craigellachie. In 1923 he sold it to John Dewar & Sons, who sold it three years later to DCL, where many years later it became part of the Flora & Fauna range. In 1998 it was sold to Bacardi, who just launched a new 12 year old expression. I...

Score 89/100

Aultmore 25 Year Old 1990 A.D. Rattray

Aultmore was only really put on the market as single malt in 2014 when owner Dewar’s & Sons launched the so-called Last Great Malts series. Highlight of that series is a 25 years old. But today I find myself at my trusty desk with a sample of a 25 years old Aultmore from a sherry butt by Glasgow based independent bottler A.D. Rattray. It is...

Score 87/100

Aultmore 2000 - Bottled 2014 Connoisseurs Choice

Aultmore is one of those lesser known Speysiders that sends most of its production to the blended Scotch market, in this case most notably to the Dewar folks. It has a reputation as being an oaky whisky; it lived up to its billing. Color: Pale Gold/Primrose ("Natural Colour") Nose: Perfumed and estery with a fruity backbone (mixed...

Score 84/100

Aultmore 12 Year Old

Nose: grassy with hints of aniseed. Sweeter notes lurking beneath; candied ginger? Taste: rich, oily body. Sweet with licorice and tropical fruits. Then a massive surge of oak. Wonderful, lip-smacking stuff. Finish: a touch of sourness, but not enough to make things unpleasant. Long and oaky with echoes of malty sweetness. Balance: I really love...

Score 90/100