Auchentoshan reviews

It is high time to try that new duty free range from Auchentoshan. This Springwood, matured solely on American ex-bourbon casks, is the successor of the Select, that will be slowly phased out (confirmed…

The Silveroak, a 21 Year Old Auchentoshan from 1990, is also a mix of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks, bottled at a sturdy strength of 51,5% ABV (no, it is not a cask strength, this was bottled at 51…

The Solera is the most expensive expression in the new Duty Free range with a price tag of 140 EUR. Solera refers to the way (primarily) sherry is matured in stacked and linked casks. Wikipedia can…

I will end my Toshan session with a special bottle that I was able to acquire at the whisky festival in Ghent in February 2012. This Auchentoshan is 40 years old and was distilled 5 years before I was…

The duty free range comprises five new expressions of this Lowlander: Springwood, Cooper’s Reserve, Silveroak, Solera and this Heartwood. Contrary to the Springwood that is matured on bourbon casks, this…

On the 16th of June, Auchentoshan held its Open Day, where this Valinch 2012 Festival Edition was presented. It is the successor of the acclaimed Valinch, that is considered to be the cask strength…

Well this one was not the disaster that the Select was, however it was not much better. Trying to give this one all benefits I could I still found it lacking.

Big let down from this distillery, Wood grain polish cleaning solvents mixed with damp over used poor cask.

I previously tried an Auchentoshan on a sherry cask from this independent bottler and enjoyed that one very much. They also have a 20 Year Old Auchentoshan on bourbon cask. Let us see if that is enjoy…

DH17 is a chain of liquor stores in Holland. From time to time they bottle their own, under the label XVIIs, like this Auchentoshan from 1999. They took only 60 bottles from bourbon cask 800254. Bottle…