🥃 Aultmore 18 Year Old
Aultmore 18 Year Old, released in September 2015: no chill filtration and no caramel colouring; 46% ABV.
Aultmore 18 Year Old is the older expression of the Aultmore distillery in Speyside. According to Difford's Guide, it was released in September 2015, a year and a half after the 12-year-old, and it is bottled without chill filtration and without caramel colouring. The strength is 46% ABV. According to Whiskynotes, it was first sold mainly in duty-free shops.
Like the 12-year-old, the whisky is made from barley malt at a distillery owned by John Dewar & Sons, part of Bacardi. The source does not name the cask types. Difford's Guide describes the taste as pear, green apple, vanilla custard and salty oak; according to this description, oak and vanilla come through more strongly with water.
Why this matters to you. Compared with Aultmore 12 Year Old, the strength is the same, so the difference comes from the longer maturation. Check the age on the label: the 21- and 25-year-old are separate, rarer whiskies. The WHO reminds us that no level of alcohol is safe.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 46% ABV |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 18 years |
| Raw material | barley malt |
| Year founded | 2015 |
| EU category | 2 — whisky/whiskey |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Aultmore 18 Year Old → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Aultmore, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Speyside whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Dewar's, 🥃 Aultmore 12 Year Old, 🥃 Aultmore 12 Year Old
Frequently asked questions
Is caramel added to Aultmore 18?
No. According to Difford's Guide, it is bottled without chill filtration and without caramel colouring.
When did Aultmore 18 Year Old appear?
In September 2015, according to Difford's Guide.
What is the strength of Aultmore 18 Year Old?
46% ABV, according to Difford's Guide.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky — Malted barley is the base of whisky: malt enzymes convert starch in the mash, and EU whisky is distilled below 94.8% vol.
- 🥃 Dewar's — Scottish blended whisky of the Dewar family: began in Perth in 1846, Aberfeldy from 1898, White Label from 1899; owned by Bacardi since 1998; White Label is 40% ABV.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Aultmore 12 Year Old · 🥃 Craigellachie 13 Year Old · 🥃 The Deveron 18 Year Old · 🥃 Craigellachie 23 Year Old · 🥃 GlenAllachie 18 Year Old · 🥃 The Deveron 12 Year Old
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Difford's Guide: Aultmore 18 Year Old (46 %; released September 2015, without chill filtration or caramel colouring)
- Difford's Guide: Aultmore Distillery (12, 21, 25 y.o. January 2014; 18 y.o. September 2015)
- Whiskynotes: Aultmore 12 Years (19.06.2017; official bottling 46 %; official range 12, 18 and 21 for travel retail, 25)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
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- SpiritsWhiskyScotch WhiskySpeyside whisky
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