Auchentoshan 1965 31 Year Old Cask #2144

Auchentoshan Valinch 2012 Release

This is the second release of Auchentoshan Valinch (the first being in 2011 - I have a bottle tucked away). Valinch (named after the pipette that draws the whisky from the cask) is essentially the cask strength version of their Classic expression, matured in first-fill bourbon barrels. Only 2000 cases are released per edition. The colour is a...

Score 79/100

Auchentoshan Batch 1 That Boutique-y Whisky Company

The concept of That Boutique-y Whisky Company is rather straightforward. It is a brand new range from the British online retailer Master of Malt. They create a single malt by blending left overs from split casks, forgotten stocks and the like, to create a special NAS-version of a whisky. Pretty unique, if you ask me. The goal is said to emphasize...

Score 81/100

Auchentoshan Valinch 2011 Release

I loved this vanilla-rich pound cake, even though I just had a little bit of it in a specialized whisky bar. NOSE: very delicate, rounded vanilla with some hints of oak. Water releases more honey and floral aromas, candied citrus peel, pound cake, walnuts, shortbread, whipped cream with vanilla. With even more water it releases more grassy notes...

Score 89/100

Auchentoshan 1978 18 Year Old

This Auchentoshan is also 'old style', as they say. It's a vatting of 13 casks (numbers 2952 to 2957 and 4365 to 4371), of which 6 were distilled on 4/9/1978 and 7 on 21/11/1978. It was bottled at the age of 18 years in 1997. The nose is very sweet and malty. Gooseberries (the sweet variety) and almonds. Also slightly floral like the 31 Year Old...

Score 88/100