Auchentoshan 17 Year Old Bordeaux Wine Finish

Auchentoshan 18 Year Old 1999 Château Lafite Cadenheads

If you visit Cadenhead’s in Campbeltown, at the end of the tour you can bottle a so-called Cask End. My good friend Chris brought me back this special Auchentoshan from 1999. Special because the whisky, after an initial maturation in a bourbon cask, was re-casked into a Château Lafite cask. Lafite is a wine region in Bordeaux in the city of...

Score 89/100

Auchentoshan 11 Year Old Malts of Scotland (Fulldram X-mas)

The full details first: Auchentoshan 1999/2010 11 Year old Malts of Scotland, Fulldram X-mas, oloroso hgshd #2412, 186 bts. The Belgian whisky club Fulldram bottled this oloroso hogshead last Christmas. It was filled with Auchentoshan in 1999 and was sleeping peacefully in the cellars of Malts of Scotland when it was discovered. The whisky has a...

Score 90/100

Auchentoshan 14 Year Old Cask Sample Douglas Laing

Chris Leggat once worked at my favorite distillery. It’s where he met his future wife Cara. When Cara joined her father’s business months later, Chris followed. Cara and Chris got married in Scottish style. What a couple, indeed. Lovely people. Chris may have left Auchentoshan, but he has not forgotten about the Toshan Man. During my visit to the...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan Three Wood

Candied fruit and obvious sherry kick start the experience, followed by a hint of melon and syrup. After letting it open a little more, brown sugar joins the party with some spice that I can't recall. For me, the palate is quite different. Dry sherry, salt, oak. The finish is dry and salty as well. Interesting, but kind of a let down given the...

Score 80/100