Aberlour A'bunadh - Batch 8 - 2001 Release

INFORMATION

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch 8. Bottled 2001. Matured in Spanish Oloroso Sherry Butts. 70cl. 60.2%.

DISTILLERY:Aberlour

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:60.2%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Speyside

BOTTLING DATE::2001

A much-loved Speyside distillery, Aberlour was founded in 1879 and was expanded to four stills in 1973, the year before the distillery’s parent company S. Campbell & Son was acquired by French drinks giants Pernod Ricard. Aberlour joined Chivas Brothers’ portfolio when Pernod bought Chivas in 2001, and in 2022 a major expansion plan was announced, with a new stillhouse that will double Aberlour’s capacity to just under 8m litres per year. 

Campbell & Son bottled official Aberlour single malts in the same chunky square bottle as their White Heather blend and these early bottlings from the 1960s and 1970s are still popular today, particularly those bottled at 50%. The acclaimed cask strength sherried Aberlour a’bunadh first appeared in the late 1990s and has been a mainstay of the range ever since. Independent Aberlour is occasionally bottled for the UK by Cadenhead’s, Douglas Laing and others.