We have a fine selection from the Aberlour Whisky distillery at Royal Mile Whiskies.
Produced in small batches, these bottles represent the rich deep influences of their hand picked sherry casks.
And when shopping with us, you’re getting both a first-class whisky and a team of whisky experts who are ready to help with any query.
Aberlour whisky centres on double cask maturations. By marrying together different proportions of ex-bourbon and ex-oloroso sherry casked whisky, they fashion rich and complex single malts. Each aged expression uses varying levels of the cask types to balance age with vanilla and sherry fruit influences, for a multi-layered depth of flavour. A good introductory whisky as well as a connoisseur’s dram.
Founded
1879
Owner
Pernod Ricard
Production Status
Operational
Capacity
3,000,000 Litres
Aberlour takes its name from the Lour - translated from Gaelic, it means "the mouth of the chattering burn" and it is this source which provides all the water for the whisky production. This source has a closer connection than most to its distillery; when James Fleming originally founded Aberlour, he also installed a waterwheel and used the burn, not only for the name, but also to power the entire distillery. This waterwheel continued to play a functioning role right up until the 1960s.
The traditions and history of Aberlour are still greatly respected, though the production itself has moved on to using more modern techniques. Each bottle of Aberlour still bears Fleming's signature and the family motto "Let the deed show". The folks at Aberlour distillery held true to this motto after replacing their stills in 1975, when they found a time capsule hidden beneath them. This capsule contained a bottle of Aberlour from 1898, and the owners of the time decided to go back to traditional methods to recreate the profile of the whisky, using full sherry cask maturation and allowing the whisky to be bottled at cask strength and show off the 'deeds' of the original distillers.
This bottling became known as Aberlour A'bunadh, or 'The Original', and has been their highly rated cask strength bottling ever since. It is produced in small batches, and wonderfully presents the rich, deep influences of their hand picked sherry casks. The A'bunadh has long been a staff favourite.
Buy Aberlour Whisky Online
We stock some of the very best bottlings from Aberlour Whisky, such as:
Aberlour 33 Year Old Whisky Sponge - A vatting of a 1991 cask and a 1989 cask, which has a lush strong honey notes and a smooth and fruity body.
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Browse Aberlour By age
Aberlour is a distillery with a rich history dating back to 1879, which means you might be looking for a particular milestone to buy. Here are some ages:
Aberlour 12 Year Old – A maturation in ex-bourbon casks is followed by a spell in seasoned sherry butts for another layer of richness, making for the perfect dram.
Aberlour 18 Year Old – An 18 year-old deeply golden, tasty bottle that goes down as a flavourful treat.
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