Auchentoshan 16 Year Old 1997 Distiller's Art

Distiller's Art is a new series by Langside Distillers (which is part of Hunter Laing), which releases single cask bottlings. So far there have been an Allt-a-Bhainne, Blair Athol, Braeval, Clynelish, Craigellachie, Fettercairn, Glenburgie, Inchgower, Mortlach, Speyside and now this Auchentoshan. The single casks are all released at a strength of 48%.

Light, clean nose on citrus, grass, malt, grain cookies with a hint of effervescent tablet, bubblegum and buttercups. Some vanilla ice-cream. Classic Toshan on bourbon, nothing more, nothing less.

Slightly oily on the palate. A bit of pepper and some ginger, but also oak, precede citrus (mostly peel), vanilla, heather honey and barley sugar. Becomes honeysweet. Dangerously quaffable. Reminds me somewhat of Fanta Lemon, but with a hammer, obviously.

The finish is rather short. Gone before you realise it.

Very easy Toshan, not to be pondered but to be sipped in the sun, while listening to the chirping birds.

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