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Gaelic
A member of the Celtic branch of the Indo-European
language family, spoken in Scotland, Ireland and (until 1974)
in the Isle of Man. There is also a small Gaelic-speaking community
in Nova Scotia, founded by Scottish settlers. In Scotland, speakers
of Gaelic are sadly declining and now number around 80,000, mainly
to be found in the Highlands and Western Isles. Aberlour is Gaelic
for "the mouth of the chattering burn" (ie the River
Lour) and the 19th-century-style malt whisky a'bunadh means
"of the origin". The Gaelic for whisky itself is uisge
beatha – the "water of life". And so say all of
us.
Gold Medals
Aberlour has won many gold medals and Pot Still Trophies at the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition. Held in London each year, it is the premier competition of its kind in the world, attracting products of the highest quality in every category. Aberlour received its first gold medal in 1986, and has not stopped winning since. Small wonder that Aberlour Single Malt has been described as "liquid gold".
Grist
Malted barley that has been ground in the mill
room. This goes on to be mixed with water in the mash tun in the
next stage of the whisky-making process.
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