Auchentoshan 1966 31 Year Old Cask #804

Auchentoshan 16 Year Old 2000 Signatory UCF

A lot of casks of my beloved Auchentoshan have appeared in the Un-Chillfiltered Collection by Signatory. In November 2016 this 16 Year Old – taken from 2 bourbon barrels – was released. Strangely enough, only 142 bottles were released, making me think this must have been split casks. Unless, of course, they had leaked like a sieve. Sister casks...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan Valinch 2012 Release

The 2nd release of this cask strength version of the classic, bottled at 57.2% and NCF. Nose.. Fresh floral scents, oranges, lemon zest, there is also vanilla and toffee in there, this is a young Whisky but a strong nose for its age. Taste.. Sweet honey, toffee, vanilla but very fresh with the lemon and sugary orange taste prominent, there is a...

Score 91/100

Auchentoshan 10 Year Old 2000 Douglas of Drumlanrig

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 recognizable on the nose. A malty heart, barley sugar, lime, touch of banana and a bit of bubblegum – the good kind (yes, it exists). A slight...

Score 84/100

Auchentoshan Springwood

It is high time to try that new duty free range from Auchentoshan. This Springwood, matured solely on American ex-bourbon casks, is the successor of the Select, that will be slowly phased out (confirmed by the PR-people of my fav distillery). I was somewhat fearful of that news, because the Select is a nice aperitif entry level style Auchentoshan...

Score 81/100