ABV
40%
Body
medium-full
Sweetness
medium-sweet
Price
premium
Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask
아벨라워 16년 더블 캐스크
Whisky / Scotch Single Malt and Regional Malt — Speyside, Scotland
A drink with enough weight to stay present at the table.
Leaves more weight on the palate
Can cushion spice or salt and make the pairing feel more forgiving
Slower dinners, richer food, and evenings that want more focus
medium-full body gives the pairing its weight
medium-sweet sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
toffee, orange_peel, dark_chocolate are the leading flavor cues to follow
INTERPRETATION
What this drink feels like in plain language
A calm, rounded malt for moments that call for depth without excess weight.
FIT
Who it fits
- • People who want more presence, depth, and a slower pace
- • People who want a softer, easier approach than a fully dry style
CAUTION
Who may want to be careful
- • People who get tired quickly from heavier textures
SCENE
When it works especially well
- • Slower dinners, richer food, and evenings that want more focus
- • Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
What to Eat with Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask?
Here are the food directions that fit Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask based on aroma and texture cues.
Current analysis layers: 0 volatile and 0 nonvolatile compounds.
PAIRING CUE
Smoked dishes
PAIRING CUE
Dark chocolate
PAIRING CUE
Rainy evening
WHY IT WORKS
- • Can cushion spice or salt and make the pairing feel more forgiving
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EDITORIAL NOTE
Our take
Approach this as a full, polished whisky with fruit, spice, and oak moving in balance. The style suits slow sipping and rewards attention more than volume.
ABV
40%
Body
medium-full
Sweetness
medium-sweet
Price
$$$$premium
Flavor Profile
Taxonomy
Scotch Single Malt and Regional Malt
Scotch single malt and region-signaled malt whisky families led by one distillery malt spirit matured in Scotland.
Category Taste Grid
Whisky markers
Representative Compounds
Scotch Single Malt and Regional Malt
- fatty_acid_esters - waxy fruit and mature texture marker
- guaiacol - optional smoke in peated single malts
- vanillin - cask sweetness and vanilla
- eugenol - spice from oak maturation
Whisky
- guaiacol - smoke and phenolic lift, especially in peated whisky
- cresols - tar, medicinal, bandage-like peat notes
- vanillin - vanilla sweetness from oak maturation
- oak_lactones - coconut and sweet wood notes from cask extraction
- furfural - caramelized sugar and toasted wood impression
- eugenol - clove-like spice from oak and maturation
Legal and Protected Name Context
Scotch Single Malt and Regional Malt
Protected names
Country: Scotland
Authority: Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Law: UK SI 2009/2890
Focus: single distillery malt production, malted barley requirement, maturation and regional claims in Scotland
Whisky
Protected names
Country: United Kingdom
Authority: UK Government / Scotch Whisky Association enforcement
Law: Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009
Focus: category definitions, maturation in Scotland, raw materials, labeling, regional claims
Country: Ireland
Authority: Irish Whiskey GI technical file
Law: EU/Irish GI protection for Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach
Focus: island-wide GI, category naming, production and maturation rules
Country: United States
Authority: TTB
Law: 27 CFR Part 5
Focus: bourbon, rye, straight whiskey, Tennessee process interfaces, American single malt labeling
Country: Japan
Authority: JSLMA self-regulatory standard
Law: Labeling Standards for Japanese Whisky
Focus: domestic production and maturation requirements for Japanese whisky labeling
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Chemical Profile
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Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask?
Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as toffee, orange_peel, dark_chocolate. The medium-full body and medium-sweet sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask taste like?
Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask is a Whisky in the Scotch Single Malt and Regional Malt family with 40% ABV. Expect a medium-full body, medium-sweet sweetness, and flavor cues such as toffee, orange_peel, dark_chocolate, ginger, sherry.
How much does Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask cost?
Aberlour 16 Year Old Double Cask usually sits in the premium price range for Whisky. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.