Auchentoshan 13 Year Old 1995 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

This Old Malt Cask bottling from Douglas Laing is a very pale Auchentoshan. As with each and every OMC bottling, this one is neither chill-filtered, nor colored. It is bottled at what they call the Golden Strength.

The nose is very typical Auchentoshan. Fresh with vanilla and citrus (lime, in this case), very sweet and floral. Jasmine, lavender and buttercups, but also some dried grass. Quince. Light on the spice front. The color purple appears to my mind’s eye. Very pleasant.

It is quite oily and mouthcoating. The attack is fierce and peppery. Honeysweet, fruity. Poached pears, lime zest and vanilla.

The finish is long, warming, sweet and dies on orange peel.

What a pleasant surprise, especially after the horrible Vom Fass. Feisty Auchentoshan. Thanks, Hans V, for the sample!

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