Aberfeldy 12yo Spiritual Home Exclusive #9

Aberfeldy 12yo Spiritual Home Exclusive #9

Connoisseur’s Choice, Gordon & Macphail 
Single malt - Central Highlands
Amber
56.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Chocolate, caramel, coffee, vanilla, red grapes, cherries, cinder toffee, hints of aluminium foil. With water, fresh baked bread, cookie dough, honey, vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, mouth coating, slippery. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Chocolate, cherries, cinnamon, orange peel, coffee, cinder toffee, black tea. With water, cookie dough, fresh baked bread, black tea, honey. 
Finish: Long. Cherries, chocolate, orange peel, red grapes. 

Comments: 

Lovely sherried Aberfeldy - lots of chewy toffee notes, yet the texture of the whisky is still quite light. There’s a fair bit of fruit as well, which when mellowed with water, breaks up into sweet vanilla goodness. Highly enjoyable.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.