Auchentoshan American Oak

Auchentoshan American Oak

I had tasted this somewhere a few years ago (likely at a whisky show) and wasn't that crazy about it - but a few weeks ago I purchased it on a whim. Let's see if my opinion about it has changed... The colour is a light gold. Classic bourbon cask notes on the nose, with coconut, vanilla, toffee, honey and toasted oak. Underripe peach. Light creme...

Score 74/100

Auchentoshan American Oak

This very easy-going single malt from Auchentoshan is aged solely in American Bourbon casks. I've been drinking this one for a little over two years now and though I enjoy it as a knock off, it certainly won't knock ones socks off. It is a little too inconspicuous in the single malt landscape, lacking the complexity that raises and even the...

Score 80/100

Auchentoshan American Oak

Had this for the second time last night. From a bottle that thankfully isn't mine. It's my brother-in-laws bottle. When I once left a bottle of Springbank 10 at his house when we visited again a few months later, the bottle was all but empty. This Auchentoshan by contrast has been open since March and is still 3/4 full which speaks volumes! Anyway...

Score 69/100

Auchentoshan American Oak

This newer expression is fully matured in first-fill bourbon barrels. Of course, like all Auchenstoshan, this is triple distilled. The bottle has been open for some months now. The colour is a medium gold. A little spirity on the nose, but pleasant, with grainy malt, honey, toffee, vanilla, mint and green apple. Extremely fruity, actually - throw...

Score 79/100