Auchentoshan 25 Year Old 1984 Cask Strength Collection Signatory

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 11 Year Old 1999 Exclusive Range

The Creative Whisky Company, of which David Stirk is the owner, releases whiskies in three 'Exclusive' categories. One of them is the Exclusive Range, single casks on 45%, non chill-filtered nor coloured. This is Auchentoshan cask 117, with an output of 238 bottles. It has a golden sheen and beads nicely in the glass. And while the fruity...

Score 83/100

Auchentoshan 'BattleHill' 8 Year Old

Today we’re tasting an IB Toshan, bottled by Duncan Taylor in a line called “BattleHill” to commemorate battles fought by the highland clans in the 16 century, near Huntly. This line of bottling includes Imperial, Auchentoshan, Macallan , Aberlour and Auchentoshan. This one is an entry level bottling at 43%, Nose : green apples and pears fruit...

Score 78/100

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