Aberfeldy 16 Year Old
Aberfeldy · Aberfeldy Distillery
Aberfeldy's honeyed house style reaches its fullest expression at sixteen years. The distillery's use of particularly long fermentation periods creates a fruity, waxy new make that benefits enormously from patient maturation. This is a gateway Highland malt for anyone graduating from blends.
Nose
Pronounced honey and heather open the nose, with buttery shortbread and ripe peach just beneath. A subtle waxy note gives way to gentle vanilla and dried fruit.
Palate
Creamy and medium-bodied. Honey and malt form the backbone, joined by orange marmalade and a dusting of clove spice. There is a pleasant oiliness that coats the tongue.
Finish
Medium-long, with lingering honey, gentle oak tannins, and a whisper of cocoa.
- Region
- Highlands
- Cask Type
- Ex-bourbon hogsheads
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Ex-bourbon American oak hogsheads
- Chill-Filtered
- Chill filtered
Cocktail Suggestion
Highland Honey Sour — 2 oz Aberfeldy 16 · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz honey syrup (1:1) · 1 egg white · Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lemon wheel.
Food Pairing
Honey-glazed roasted duck breast with turnip purée
Sitting at the geographic heart of Scotland in the town of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, this distillery has produced honeyed spirit since 1898, drawing its water from the Pitilie Burn — a source once described by no less than Robert Burns.
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