Tasting notes:
Nose: On the nose a wonderful interplay of two levels, one of which is always reminiscent of aromatic, fruity sherry, while the other and more dominant dimension tells stories of caramel and chocolate together with wood spice and a bit of furniture polish: I am promised liquid Twix, or Werthers Genuine; the alcohol is very pleasantly integrated, which is certainly due to the 17 years.
Mouth: The taste lives up to what the nose promises: in addition to the sherry’s still present fruitiness, the caramel impressions dominate and transform over time into beautiful coffee-cream-chocolate plus pleasantly dosed wood spice.
This is by no means a fleeting but rather a very deep and profound aroma load that leaves an impression and is not stingy with depth; it is precisely the interaction described that ensures that Aultmore does not become boring.
Finish: In the finish, the coffee-cream-chocolate transforms into a mocha-espresso note, which finishes with an appropriate, by no means unpleasant bitterness; this form also emphasizes the complexity and age of the whiskey and keeps for a long time.
