Aultmore 13 Years - 82 Chapters to Newcastle
In addition to the three distillery standards - 12 years, 18 years and 21 years - Aultmore from Scotland's Speyside has a number of bottlings from independent bottlers, such as the Aultmore 13 Years Red Wine Barrique from 82 Chapters to Newcastle's Creatures of Cask Strengt series.Matured for 13 years from a single red wine barrel, this single malt is striking for its intense colour. Among bottlers, both red wine casks and rum casks are considered to be the cask types with the greatest risks as far as the quality of the final result is concerned. Minor spoiler: Everything worked out here.
The panel
Mean 86.0 · spread 4
Value for money 4/5
- Distillery
- Aultmore
- Bottler
- 82 Chapters to Newcastle
- Type
- Single Malt
- Region
- Speyside
- Country
- Scotland
- Age
- 13 years
- Strength
- 57.4% ABV
- Character
- rich
Tasting
Nose
Unexpectedly, we first perceive pear, closely followed by a combination of cherries, currants, dates and plums. The heavy aroma is accompanied by Christmas spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of clove. The composition is rounded off by a certain oak spiciness.
Palate
Whew! This is sweet. If we had expected a slightly sour base, we are surprised by a decent fruit sweetness with a combination of sugar syrup and wild berries, which, however, later turns into a sour-grapey and very mouthwatering note. The oily single malt also impresses in the mouth with Christmas spices, dates and plums. The 57.4% abv. are very well incorporated, yet the Scotch could do with a few drops of water to open up the flavours further. All in all harmonious, multi-layered and pleasant, even if surprisingly sweet.
Finish
Long and dry, the Aultmore from the red wine cask remains with wild berries, dark chocolate and an underlying oak spiciness.
Verdicts
Marcel
Awesome. This bottling is perfect, especially during the Christmas season. The profile of the Aultmore distillery weaves beautifully with the flavours from the red wine cask to create an all-round harmonious bottling, of which sadly there are only 257 bottles. Must have. There is nothing more to say here.
Sascha
Awesome. This bottling is perfect, especially during the Christmas season. The profile of the Aultmore distillery weaves beautifully with the flavours from the red wine cask to create an all-round harmonious bottling, of which sadly there are only 257 bottles. Must have. There is nothing more to say here.
What it is worth
We do not yet hold bottle-level auction results — that sits behind Whisky Hunter’s authenticated feed. What follows is the market for Aultmore as a whole, which sets the weather for this bottling without pricing it.
Latest mean bid £99 across 52 lots · 2024-08