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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…

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 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…

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…

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…

Vom Fass (German for ‘from the cask’) is a chain of stores in more than 10 countries, including Belgium. They sell all kinds of oils and vinegars, but also distillates, liqueurs and wines. And, of course…

This Old Malt Cask bottling from Douglas Laing is a very pale Auchentoshan. As with each and every OMC bottling, this one is neither chill-filtered, nor colored. It is bottled at what they call the…

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…

Wow- sensational! I am young to appreciating fine whiskey (my mates fault of course!) having being given a bottle of Powers Irish which kicked me off, I moved to JW black, to Glenlivet12 (mighty fine)…

My first single malt and I wasn't disappointed... What sweet flavours and lovely hints of smoke and caramel.... Love this drop, just hits the spot for me esp for the price. Can't wait to try the 15 yo…