Such a reliable sherrybomb, the Aberlour A’bunadh. Here’s batch 47, which is still my favourite A’bunadh till date. I killed it a long time ago but managed to get me another bottle, time to revisit:

In my memory it was darker, more sherry-heavy, but in a cabinet that is now packed with other sherrybombs it’s the details that stick out. And in this case: it’s the drying wood, cinnamon and apricots who define this dram. Lovely, still! It’s still on top when tasting 47, 53 and 61 side by side. But the difference between 47 and 53 is smaller than I thought it was. A good reminder that you can’t always fully depend on your memory when it comes to comparing the old versus the new.