A'bunadh #42

[clicker7]

Happy, Healthy, New Year to All.

I just wanted to share this with other A'bunadh fans.

I haven't tasted a really good A'bunadh in a couple of years; Last night I tasted A'bunadh Batch #42, and it was absolutely delicious. Caramel, raisins, sherry, pears, apples, fruitcake, sweet and some nice heat ( I usually put a teaspoon of water in a 1.5 oz dram). This was a lot more like the older Batches were.

It was the first batch I've liked in a couple of years, since Batch 26. I went back and bought two more just to stockpile for a rainy day.

regards,
Joseph

[AdamMY]

I have not had the older batches, I the only other batch I had was in the mid to high 30's. But I will say I don't often use this description with just about anything, but I can't help describe batch 42 as a Firecracker. It really is delicious, very sweet and easy going with a touch of water, and once its been opened awhile, not really harsh to drink straight either.

[Blue Note]

This is very good news as Batch #41 by all accounts was a complete dud.

[ldelucia]

Hi that is great news.I have batch 39 and love it,though it is my first time trying abunadh. that being said,my local liquor store has batch 42, should I get it?

[Willie JJ]

I liked it, but thought it had a flaw:

Nose : Orange zest, spices, gravy browning. Classic A'Bunadh with a trace of sulphur. I've always liked this stuff.
Taste : More sulphur emerges on the palate, but its bearable. Lots of cinnamon and cardamom with underlying sugar.
Finish : Spiced rubber. The sulphur makes it a little bitter.
Comment : Not a clean batch, but still an enjoyable one

[The Third Dram]

I liked it, but thought it had a flaw...

Thanks for the 'update'... Given that I still have a couple of unopened 'batches' in the cabinet (and one on the go), no rush to replenish then.

[Ganga]

I liked it, but thought it had a flaw:

Nose : Orange zest, spices, gravy browning. Classic A'Bunadh with a trace of sulphur. I've always liked this stuff.
Taste : More sulphur emerges on the palate, but its bearable. Lots of cinnamon and cardamom with underlying sugar.
Finish : Spiced rubber. The sulphur makes it a little bitter.
Comment : Not a clean batch, but still an enjoyable one

The flaw is that you can't finish a bottle in a single session.

[Willie JJ]

I can't believe you said that

[clicker7]

I liked it, but thought it had a flaw:

Nose : Orange zest, spices, gravy browning. Classic A'Bunadh with a trace of sulphur. I've always liked this stuff.
Taste : More sulphur emerges on the palate, but its bearable. Lots of cinnamon and cardamom with underlying sugar.
Finish : Spiced rubber. The sulphur makes it a little bitter.
Comment : Not a clean batch, but still an enjoyable one

Hi Willlie:

I am surprised that you picked up sulfur. The bottle that I have is quite sweet, creamy, lots of caramel, and fruit, and plenty of pleasant heat (no bitterness or sulfur). I have had other batches the last couple of years that I did taste sulfur, and bitterness (a funny aftertaste like new oak almost).

It makes me wonder if the Batches are so large now that there is a lot of variance within a batch number?

Joseph

[Willie JJ]

Perhaps, although I find myself becoming increasingly sensitive to sulphur. I certainly didn't think it was too bad in this batch, but it was unmistakable in my bottle.