Auchentoshan 1997 15 Year Old Old Particular Douglas Laing

Auchentoshan 33 Year Old 1967 DL Old Malt Cask

This Auchentoshan is one with an almost legendary reputation. People in the know tell me that this might be the best Toshan ever bottled. Really? Well, this I have to taste for myself! It is a bottling from Douglas Laing under their Old Malt Cask label, distilled in 1967. It would not surprise me, knowing that 1966 was a top year for my favourite...

Score 93/100

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 18 Year Old

Nose: Very intense - sweet and floral. Butterscotch and creamy caramel. A bit of citrus and parma violets lurking around. Sharpens slightly over time. Palate: More of the same although Parma Violets and a floral edge are much more prominent. The sweet caramel takes a back seat but is still there. Slightly more bitter than the nose would suggest....

Score 87/100

Auchentoshan 1978 Bourbon Cask Matured

This bottle was the finale at my 43rd Birthday Toshan Tasting and is one of my personal favourites from Glasgow. I had first tasted it when I visited the distillery in September 2010. I was hooked immediately. At long last, I am taking the time to write a proper tasting note for it. Better late than never. The nose is simply divine! A wonderful...

Score 90/100