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Aberlour. Eighteen whiskies.
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Six of the 18
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Four A’bunadh batches side by side
A’bunadh is put together batch by batch and every batch tastes different. Most shops carry whichever batch happens to arrive, and that is where it ends. With us there are four at once: #75, #77, #84 and the Alba, which matures in American oak instead of sherry.
In addition the whole core range from twelve to eighteen years, a seventeen-year-old on first fill sherry, and two single casks that Claxton’s and James Eadie bottled under their own name. If you do not know which bottle you need, give us a call. That is what we are here for.
From twelve to eighteen years
Aberlour’s house recipe: mature separately in ex-bourbon and in oloroso sherry, and then marry the two.
Aberlour 12 Years Double Cask Matured
Twelve years, matured separately on ex-bourbon and oloroso, then married together. 43%.
€ 49,99
Aberlour 14 Years Old Double Cask Matured
The same double-cask approach as the twelve-year-old, two years longer in the cask. 40%.
€ 64,99
Aberlour 16 Years Old Double Cask
Sixteen years in ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry casks. 43%.
€ 79,99
Aberlour 18 Years Old Double Cask PX and Oloroso
Eighteen years in Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry. 43%.
€ 139,99
Burned down twice, rebuilt twice
- The distillery in five moments
- 1826An earlier distillery with the same name, a kilometer further on.
- 1879James Fleming begins building the Lour Burn.
- 1898Fire flattens the site; Charles Doig rebuilds it.
- 1973The number of stills goes from two to four.
- 1975Pernod Ricard buys Campbell Distilleries, including Aberlour.
Aberlour lies in the village of the same name on the Spey, at the spot where the Lour Burn flows into the river. There was an earlier distillery of that name a kilometre further on, founded in 1826 by James Gordon and Peter Weir. It burned down and was never rebuilt.
The current distillery is the work of James Fleming, son of a tenant farmer, who had worked at Dailuaine for ten years before he started building on the Lour Burn in 1879. Whisky flowed from 1880. Fleming sold the business in 1892 and left the village a community hall and a hospital. In 1898 a second fire razed most of the site; Charles Doig, Scotland’s best-known distillery architect, rebuilt it. Since 1975 it has belonged to Pernod Ricard, today through Chivas Brothers.
Fleming chose his site for the water: the Lour Burn and the springs around it, including St Drostan’s well.
What exactly is A’bunadh?
Gaelic for ‘the origin’. It is not a fixed bottling but a series: each batch is composed separately from oloroso sherry butts, bottled at cask strength and not chill-filtered. As a result each batch differs in strength and composition, and the batch number is on the label. Collectors buy them by number, which is why we keep more than one in stock at a time.
The A’bunadh batches we have are
Four times cask strength from the same series, each with its own composition and its own number on the label.
Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #84
Cask strength, exclusively oloroso sherry butts, without chill filtration.
€ 89,99
Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #77
An earlier batch from the same series. Every batch is its own composition.
€ 79,99
Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #75
Another batch from the series, with its own strength and composition.
€ 86,99
Aberlour A’bunadh Alba
Not sherry but ex-bourbon casks of Quercus alba, which is where the name comes from. 62.7%.
€ 84,99
View all Aberlour in the online shop
From the ten-year-old to a seventeen-year-old on first fill sherry. With the current price and stock.
Rare, old and at cask strength
Individual casks from independent bottlers and the bottles you won't find in an ordinary wine & spirits shop.
Aberlour 17 Years First Fill Sherry
Seventeen years on first fill sherry casks, bottled at cask strength.
€ 275,00
Claxton’s Warehouse No.1 Aberlour 11 Years Old 2013
Eleven years from cask #C25126, distilled in 2013 and bottled at 55.1%.
€ 139,99
James Eadie Aberlour 2014 10 Years
Ten years old, distilled in 2014 and bottled under its own name by James Eadie.
€ 87,99
Aberlour 16 Years Old Double Charred Selection
Sixteen years, finished in casks that have been charred twice. 43%.
€ 124,99
Aberlour Casg Annamh
No age statement, matured in Spanish oloroso butts. In a 75 cl bottle.
€ 54,99
Also in stock
Aberlour 12 Years Old Non Chill-Filtered
The twelve-year-old without chill filtration, bottled at a higher strength.
€ 46,99
Aberlour Suthainn Double Sherry Cask Solera
Double sherry cask from a solera system, in which casks are topped up each time. 48%.
€ 66,99
Aberlour 10 Years Old Forest Reserve
Ten years, 40%. The lowest entry point in the core range.
€ 37,99
Frequently asked questions about Aberlour
How much Aberlour does ’t Bockje have in stock?
Right now 18 different bottles, of which 17 are available immediately. Four of them are A’bunadh batches and two come from independent bottlers. That varies: single casks and batches are often gone quickly.
Which Aberlour should you try first?
The 12 Years Double Cask Matured is the logical starting point and also the bottle in which the house style comes through most clearly. If you want it at a higher strength, the 12 Non Chill-Filtered at 48% is the same whisky without chill filtration.
What does double cask mean at Aberlour?
That the whisky matures separately in two types of cask, ex-bourbon and oloroso sherry, and that the two are then combined. That is the house recipe and it explains the sherry side for which Aberlour is known.
What is the difference between A’bunadh and A’bunadh Alba?
The regular A’bunadh comes entirely from oloroso sherry butts. Alba matures in American oak ex-bourbon casks; that oak species is called Quercus alba, which is where the name comes from. Both are at cask strength and not chill-filtered.
Why are there different batch numbers side by side?
Because every A’bunadh batch has its own composition and strength. Taste them side by side and you taste the difference. That is why we keep more than one in stock at a time, rather than only the latest.
Does ’t Bockje also ship Aberlour abroad?
Yes. We ship to about forty countries. Email info@bockje.nl if you want to know whether your country is included or how many bottles fit in one shipment.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18.
All 19 bottles at a glance
Each bottle shows the details from the label.
- Aberlour 10 Years Old Forest Reserve
- Aberlour 12 Years Double Cask Matured
- Aberlour 12 Years Old Non Chill-Filtered
- Aberlour 13 Years Old Double Cask
- Aberlour 14 Years Old Double Cask Matured
- Aberlour 16 Years Old Double Cask
- Aberlour 16 Years Old Double Charred Selection
- Aberlour 17 Years First Fill Sherry
- Aberlour 18 Years Old Double Cask PX and Oloroso
- Aberlour A’bunadh Alba
- Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #75
- Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #77
- Aberlour A’bunadh Batch #84
- Aberlour Casg Annamh
- Aberlour Suthainn Double Sherry Cask Solera
- Aberlour Triple Cask
- Claxton’s Warehouse No.1 Aberlour 11 Years Old 2013
- James Eadie Aberlour 2014 10 Years
- Signatory Vintage Aberlour 2012
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All our stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse somewhere else. If you walk in with a name you couldn't find anywhere, it is often simply here on the shelf. You can also call: 0570 541 278.
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18
- Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
- Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
- Monday and Sunday closed