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A gorgious no holds barred Malt from these master distillers. The time in the barrel has taken the alcohol edge away leaving a pure taste sensation.

Being a novice, I had not yet heard of Auchentoshan until a year ago, let alone know how to pronounce it (apparantly it's ocken-toshan or something like it). But this 12 year old, that I got as a birt…

There is a slight initial hit (for me this hit lasts less than a half second) of seaweed, smoke and salt before the nose settles and becomes fruity (pear-like), with a vanilla sweetness, and the only…

This Caoran reserve has practically the same fruity aroma as the normal 12y, accept that the apples and pears are tempered by some slight smoky, peaty hints.It's taste on the other hand hasn't got any…

Also one of the first malts I tasted. It has a fruity sweet nose with an overwhelming scent of fresh pineapples.When tasting the fruitiness is tempered and eventually evolves into hints of cederwood and…

I know the Three Wood is young and a bit rough but I think I probably like it more than this more expensive version of Auchentoshan. The 16 doesn't seem to have a lot of depth although I did like it. On…

Very light straw in color. The Nose is sweet and grassy with whiffs of acetone and banana. The Palate is very alcohol hot, with slight maltiness. With water it seems more oily,n lsightly nutty and malty…

This 14 year old, distilled in 91, botlled in 05 was quite pleasant. Its deep mahogany color promised some richness and it delivers. The Nose is sweet with hints of nuts, raisin and malt. The Palate is…

On the nose there was definitely spicy and vanilla notes, maybe smoky, too. On the palate, it was strong woody, spicy and cinnamon flavors all the way and smoky, too. The finish was incredible; long,…

The nose is rich and sweet - fruity with vanilla and wood tones with a hint of smoke and a little salt. Straightforward but more than pleasant.The taste is full and rich, with honey and spice mixed with…