Auchentoshan reviews

The Ultimate is the brainchild of Han and Maurice van Wees from the Netherlands. They started selecting casks in 1994. The already bottled three sistercasks from Auchentoshan, all of them bourbon barrels…

This week I will try 7 independent Auchentoshan head to head. Let me start with this Dun Bheagan Lowland. The Dun Bheagan range is put to market by Ian Macleod Distillers and contains single malts 8…

I recently tried this at the Douglas of Drumlanrig tasting in Belgium and enjoyed it very much. Was it the line-up or is this indeed a good Auchentoshan?The delicate Lowlander character is immediately…

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…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society does not need an introduction. Thanks to Luc Timmermans I was able to add this bottle to my collection, but I did not want to open it. So I was very happy to see that…

One of the most excellent noses I've encountered. People who enjoy sherry cask matured aromas will love this. It is sweet, velvety and comforting. I could just nose this forever...On the palate, this…

Nose: at over 60% abv this one is quite sharp with alcohol, then it begins with some Vegetal notes as well as flower petals and coconut. On 2nd sniff we get some vanilla and citrus on the edge. A bit of…

Quite excited about this one, my first Auchentoshan and my very first Lowland whisky ever. Nose: Has got quite a sharp punch on the nose due to the alcohol content, very sweet, icing sugar and a touch…

Triple distilled, quite soft, yes. But there is just nothing especial going on