Day 1 in the land of UK (Pronounced “Ook”, though the locals seem to not know this)! After playing Borderlands all day, testing two different samples and then getting only 1.5 hours of sleep, I was ready to have my first dram in the land of Booze and History (I came for booze and friends).

As you may have noticed, in preparation of this trip, I did an order from Masters of Malt. Normally I can’t, as they don’t ship to Canada. My first sample is Aberlour 12 year Double Cask Matured, right from the Beginner’s list.

Aberlour has 3 different 12 year releases: NCF, Double Cask Matured, and Sherry Cask Matured. This one was both aged in Sherry and Bourbon Casks, to balance out the typical flavours you find in each. Aberlour has been a pretty stable distillery has had very few changes (save for changing hands a…