Aberlour 11 Year Old Distillery Exclusive – American Oak Casks
About Aberlour 11 Year Old Distillery Exclusive – American Oak Casks
Aberlour 11-Year-Old Distillery Exclusive – American Oak Casks was created to showcase the distillery’s character without its usual heavy sherry-cask influence. The whisky spends its entire maturation in first-fill American oak barrels that previously held bourbon, emphasizing vanilla, caramel, honey, citrus, and fresh orchard fruit.
Bottle Information
| Whisky Type | Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
|---|---|
| Brand | Aberlour |
| Expression | 11-Year-Old Distillery Exclusive – American Oak Casks |
| Distillery | Aberlour Distillery |
| Producer | Chivas Brothers, part of Pernod Ricard |
| Country and Region | Scotland — Speyside |
| Grain Composition | 100% malted barley |
| Peat Level | Unpeated style; official ppm not disclosed |
| Distillation | Double distilled in copper pot stills |
| Age Statement | 11 years |
| Cask Type | Matured exclusively in first-fill American oak ex-bourbon barrels |
| Filtration | Non-chill filtered |
| Proof / ABV | 98.8 proof / 49.4% ABV |
Prices
Official Distillery Price
£70
Fair Store Price
£65–£80
Secondary Market
No Established Premium
Aberlour lists this 700 mL distillery-exclusive release at an official price of £70. Specialist-retailer pricing is generally close to that figure, making approximately £65 to £80 a fair buying range. Bottles offered outside the United Kingdom may cost more because of international shipping, duties, taxes, and importer markup. Although it is a limited distillery-exclusive bottling, current availability is sufficient that it does not have a dependable secondary-market premium.
Flavor Profile
A sweet and silky American-oak-matured Speyside single malt opening with red apple, vanilla custard, pecans, caramel toffee, milk chocolate, and softly toasted oak. The palate develops juicy apricot, peaches in syrup, lemon drizzle cake, vanilla tablet, lemon zest, golden honey, and warming clove. The finish is smooth, sweet, and fruit-forward, leaving vanilla cream, orchard fruit, caramel, toasted nuts, and gentle oak spice.