Aberlour 9yo 2009/2018

Aberlour 9yo 2009/2018

Bottled during AISH trip, Whisky Advisors Ltd
Single malt - Speyside
Golden
57.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, black tea, red grapes, black pepper, walnuts, coffee. With water, fresh baked bread, coffee, raisins, honey. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loose, slippery, astringent. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Black tea, red grapes, camphor, vanilla, coffee, hints of walnut skins. With water, chocolate, black tea, fresh baked bread, more raisins. 
Finish: Medium. Black tea, dark chocolate, red grapes, vanilla, walnuts. 

Comments: 

Cask 150027. This is a very niche bottling, I believe bottled for a specific group on a trip. It's quite heavily sherried, perhaps it would have qualified for a batch of A'bunadh. It's impressive, lots of red grapes, but the highlight is a strong camphor note, and something quite bitter in the finish - dark chocolate certainly, even walnut skins.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.