Auchentoshan reviews

The Italian bottler Silver Seal have bottled their very first Auchentoshan last year. It was released under the banner ‘Whisky is Art’, which explains the exuberant label. It is a single cask with a very…

Gordon & Company is a young independent bottler from Glasgow. They have only been around since 2013. They already have quite a range of single cask releases of single malt on the market under the label…

Auchentoshan 1988 wine cask finish, 25yo..this whidky has spent 8 years in bourbon casks before " finished " in wine casks for 17, yes 17 years so hardly your normal finish, bottled at 47.6% ... To start…

This malt is quite a rich amber colour, hopefully natural coloured. The nose on this is all about the vanilla, but a few other smells are present including linseed oil, olives and some new leather. There…

So I have had a bottle of the 12 year old for a while, so it's interesting to see how Auchentoshan ages with another 6 years. The light bright fruitiness of the 12 year old is gone, but there's the…

"Mit Farbstoff" for the colour - ok as long as it doesn't spoil the taste. Long thin legs running quickly down the sides. Very "comfy" nose with vanilla, grapes, Christmas cake and chocolate. Quite spicy…

This is the second release of Auchentoshan Valinch (the first being in 2011 - I have a bottle tucked away). Valinch (named after the pipette that draws the whisky from the cask) is essentially the cask…

Auchentoshan1988 wine cask finish, 8 years in bourbon casks before " finished " in wine casks for 17, yes 17 years so hardly your normal finish, bottled at 47.6% ... To start with this is a lovely ruby…

THis was a bottle bought for me at Christmas. This gets talked about as a starter whisky or a good whisky to introduce beginners to. If you're looking for bold character in a whisky then you'll be was…

The Valinch 2012 is the perfect dram for anyone with a sweet-tooth. A Beautiful pale gold, non chill-filtered, cask strength lowlander in a really nice kinda flattened bottle. The nose is very pleasant…