Review #137: Wolfburn Aurora

Highland - NAS - NCF - NCA - Sample ($60 at the local) - 46%

Aurora is a new old distillery.  After being shuttered for 140 years, the distillery was rebuilt in 2013.  They are still young and getting their line going but I am sure they are hoping to follow in Kilchoman's footsteps with fast aging quality juice.  Aurora is a mix sherry and exbourbon casks.

Color - Ripe Corn

Nose - Green apples, geraniums, honey, green tomatoes, pears

Taste - Fruit, treacle, pink lady apples, vanilla, faint spice - really oily and lush mouthfeel

Finish - Medium - Big white fruit, vanilla,  touch of wood, nutmeg, cloves

Overall - 6.5 -  This was better than I thought.  I saw one review that found it very funky but I didn't find it odd.  The nose is fruity and green florals, pretty delightful.  The body is fruit heavy but balanced out by the vanilla, sweetness and spice.  Except for the spice, I get next to no sherry notes. That isn't a bad thing but if you were coming for a sherried expression as advertised, you will probably be disappointed.



Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show
9 Great Dram for Special Occasions
8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection
7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood
6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 Solid Dram, but they probably wouldn't discount enough to buy
5 I would drink it happily if offered
4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks
3 Maybe some soda will make this potable
2 I'll Pass
1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings
Overall 6.2
Standard Deviation 0.92
Skew 0.66
Kurtosis -0.16