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Aberlour Double Cask Matured
87/100
📍 Speyside, Scotland
🥃 Single malt
⏱️ 12 years
🔥 40% ABV
💰 $95-$120
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How It Works
Every whiskey in our database includes detailed tasting notes and a comprehensive flavour profile broken down into 9 key characteristics. Our selection focuses on common, easy-to-find whiskies that your local store will likely have in stock—plus a few special ones we couldn't resist adding for when you're looking for something extraordinary. Use these features to find exactly what you're looking for:
✓Detailed tasting notes (nose, palate, finish)
✓9-point flavour profile scoring system
✓Expert ratings and detailed reviews
✓Price ranges and availability
✓Region and style classifications
✓Food pairings and occasion suggestions
Understanding Our Scores
Each whiskey is rated on a 100-point scale based on comprehensive tasting and evaluation.
95-100🏆
Outstanding
An outstanding whiskey that represents the pinnacle of the craft. Extraordinary complexity, balance, and character that sets it apart from the rest.
90-94👍
Excellent
An excellent whiskey that showcases outstanding quality, complexity, and character. A truly memorable dram worth seeking out.
80-89
Good
This is a good whiskey with solid characteristics and enjoyable flavours. A reliable choice that delivers quality and satisfaction.
<80👎
Not Recommended
We aren't likely to be trying this again. While every palate is different, this whiskey didn't meet our expectations and we don't recommend you buy it.
Experience Levels
We categorize whiskies by experience level to help guide your selection based on your whiskey journey.
Beginner
Beginner-Friendly
Approachable whiskies with smooth, balanced profiles perfect for those new to whiskey. These bottles offer gentle flavours without overwhelming complexity, making them ideal starting points for your whiskey journey.
Seasoned
Seasoned Drinkers
Whiskies with more pronounced characteristics and complexity for those with an established palate. These bottles offer deeper flavours and more distinctive profiles that reward experience.
Grand Master
Grand Master
Bold, intense, and highly distinctive whiskies for experienced enthusiasts. These bottles showcase complex characteristics and are best appreciated by those with a very developed whiskey palate.
Flavour Profile
Every whiskey is scored 0-10 on these nine flavour characteristics to help you find the perfect match.
🍎Fruit
Citrus, orchard fruits (apple, pear), stone fruits (peach, apricot), berries, and tropical notes. Can range from subtle hints to dominant fruitiness.
🌾Malt
Cereal grains, biscuit, bread, toast, and nutty flavours from malted barley. The foundational character of the whiskey.
🌊Marine
Sea salt, brine, seaweed, and coastal influences. Often associated with island whiskies and those aged near the ocean.
💎Mineral
Earthy, stony, chalk, slate, and mineral-like qualities. Often found in whiskies with distinctive terroir or specific water sources.
🫒Oil
Viscous, oily mouthfeel and texture. Waxy, lanolin, and rich coating qualities that affect the palate weight and finish.
💨Smoke
Peat smoke, bonfire, ash, tar, and medicinal phenolic notes. Ranges from subtle wisps to intense smokehouse character.
🌶️Spice
Pepper, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, and warming spice notes. Often intensified by higher alcohol content or specific cask types.
🍯Sweet
Honey, vanilla, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, and general sweetness. Often derived from cask influence and natural sugars.
🪵Wood
Oak, barrel char, sawdust, cedar, and woody tannins. Structural backbone contributed by cask maturation and aging.