When I originally reviewed Aberlour a’bunadh I neglected to identify the batch number (it was 34). It occurred to me to try another batch some time and see if I could identify any differences, and so when I saw a 3 ml sample on Master of Malt website of batch 19 I couldn't resist it. The nose on batch 19 was dominated at first by alchohol, but I also got notes of sweet fruits like rasins, some malty biscuits and even sherry. The taste is also alcohol led at first, lots of heat, but fades to reveal bitter orange notes. A dry finish. Like the Batch 34 needs water and then even more orange comes through, but sweeter. With water some more oak and maybe licorice and tobacco notes. Overall very similar to Btach 34 - looking at the notes maybe a slightly different nose between the batches or maybe the difference in just in my nose.
To avoid confusion, although a'bunadh is in the 101 Whiskies to Try book as I already reviewed Batch 34 I did not inlcude Batch 19 in the 101 whisky countdown.
