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Aberfeldy 12
I've had this bottle in my cabinet for at least two years, and decided to open it. The box that housed tge bottle was a beautiful brass colored metal box with a hinged door. Very nice, and possibly the reason I haven't opened it until now.
The whisky is appealing to the eye with a rich beautiful honey amber color. The initial pour wafted a wonderful aroma, that soon diminished. The first nose from the glass promised a great first taste, but after a few short minutes in the glass, much of this was lost.
I was quite dissapointed with the first taste. Very flat on the front, no special "forward" notes, but the mouthfeel was pleasant and smooth. The finish seemed short and bitter-oakey, however further tastes improved and the finish lingered with a bit of pepper, but the bitter oak remained.
I let it sit for a few minutes before trying again. I had finished a cigar 15 minutes earlier and thought perhaps residual smoke was altering my taste. My mouth now cleaned out, I tried again.
The aroma never came back - not much there, but the taste improved. Still not what I was hoping for.
It's not a great whisky. I have had whiskies $15-$20 cheaper with far better flavor. My recommendation is to pass by this one and go straight to a Tomatin 12. You'll save a few bucks and enjoy it more.
The fruits of my labor
My poor handwriting will be irrelevant once I print out the album covers to put in the cases
“We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.” Andy Goldsworthy is a land artist and photographer renowned for his ephemeral, site-specific installations made from natural materials such as ice, rocks, sand, and branches. Created with an acute awareness of the landscape’s inherent changes, his sculptures intentionally blur the lines between art and nature. Andy’s transient works are photographed only once, right after they’re created, and explore the passage of time and our relationship with nature, emphasising the impermanence of life and the continuous interplay between human creativity and the natural world.
