The first member to succumb to the use of AI, Bob got the Head Noser to ask Co-Pilot to review our tastings to date, find some new options for us, and fall within his price point and preferred style of whisky.
If that was not enough to ask, the Head Noser had to tag along on the buying spree as well. The sacrifices we make…
Round 1: Aberfeldy 12 Year Old
Cost: $70 CDN
Region: HIghland
Fun Facts:
A fun fact that gives Aberfeldy 12 a bit of mythic charm is that it’s often called “The Golden Dram” because the distillery’s water source, the Pitilie Burn, actually contains microscopic flakes of alluvial gold. This isn’t marketing fluff — the burn has long been known for trace gold deposits, and that heritage became part of Aberfeldy’s identity.
NSC Comments:
Colour: Copper
Nose: Fruity, Floral, Spicy
Palate: Smooth, Creamy, Fruity, Floral, Spicy
Finish: Long, full bodied, Short
Drinkability: 7.3,7.1,7.0,7.3,7.1,7.5,7.0
Notes: Very smooth
Got some apple to it
A bit of butter to the Scotch
Round 2: The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak
Cost: $175 CDN
Region: Highland
Fun Facts:
A fun detail about The Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak is that it’s one of the few widely available single malts whose deep mahogany colour is entirely natural, coming only from sherry‑seasoned European oak casks rather than any added caramel colouring.
NSC Comments:
Colour: Copper
Nose: Fruity, Spicy
Palate: Fruity, Smooth, Creamy, Pepper
Finish: Long, Short, Sharp Drop, who knows
Drinkability: 7.0,7.0,7.2,7.0,6.8,7.1,6.8
Notes: Needs the H2O
Water makes it very smooth, improves taste considerably
Very nice
Bonus Round: Glenfarclas 15 Year Old
Cost: $178 CDN
Region: Speyside
Fun Facts:
A fun and very “Glenfarclas” fact about the Glenfarclas 15 Year Old is that it’s bottled at 46% ABV specifically because that’s the strength preferred by the Grant family, who have owned the distillery since 1865. This makes it one of the few core‑range Scotch whiskies whose bottling strength is chosen for family taste rather than marketing or mass‑market convention
NSC Comments:
Colour: Amber, Leggy
Nose: Floral, Sweet
Palate: Smooth, Creamy, Floral, some Pepper
Finish: Long, Sharp Drop
Drinkability: 8.0,7.7,7.0,7.3,7.1,7.4
Notes: Not as punchy as you would have thought a 46 to be
