Auchentoshan reviews

It took some doing to get a sample of the Auchentoshan 1957 (according to my ‘supplier’ it had the hallmarks of a ‘military operation’), but here it is in front of me at last. It is the 50 Year Old from…

Gordon & Macphail releases whiskies under their Secret Stills label, of which the distilleries are… err… secret. But this Lowland is clearly Auchentoshan, for the back label reveals that it is a triple…

This Auchentoshan was bottled by Indie James MacArthur, without chill filtration or coloring. It is a single cask (number 113) at cask strength.While Auchentoshan is instantly recognizable on the nose…

Malts of Scotland recently opened a visitor center in Paderborn (Germany), where you will also find the warehouses in which several of Thomas Ewers’ casks are maturing. Some of these were bottled in a…

In April 2011 I already enjoyed a 31 Year Old Auchentoshan from the Distillery Archive. It was bourbon hogshead 803. Thanks to a collector in Germany, I was able to get my hands on a sample from a sister…

Today we’re tasting an IB Toshan, bottled by Duncan Taylor in a line called “BattleHill” to commemorate battles fought by the highland clans in the 16 century, near Huntly. This line of bottling includes…

Another Toshan today, this time a very limited, and very unique one. This bottling was released in 2008 , as a duty free only edition (or distillery shop exclusive) , with an outrun of 1800 bottles only…

Nose: Sherry or not , this one is fragrant with quite some orange peel, cereals and woody sawdust. Vanilla and honey. Fresh is the word. Palate: much sweeter than the nose. Creamy Sweet dough, dry wine…

Nose: crème Brule with lemon rind on top. Coconut. And a lot of vanilla. Youthful, and very strong on the nose, it takes a but of water with grace, and some time in the glass. I also suggest to let it…

Nose: caramelized apples, oak and lemon tart, rather fresh.Palate: Sweeter than the nose, with ginger candy, oak, raisins, tangerine and citron. Gentle on the palate with not a lot of body, but very…