Auchroisk 1976 30 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Auchroisk Duncan Taylor Auchroisk, 22 yo, 1988, bottled 2010

Nose: Starts a little bit sharp on the nose. lemony, then ,malty and sweeter notes of fruit. With time in the glass, those sharp notes become weaker. Some herbal notes as well. Water accentuates the wood, and citrus/spice. Palate: The palate is spicy,peppery and fruity, with the malty notes arriving later on. with water, the palate gets more...

Score 87/100

Auchroisk 16 Year Old 1996 Asta Morris

I tried this Auchroisk, selected by Bert Bruyneel, for the first time during our annual whisky dinner and after that poured it myself a tasting I hosted, but so far I have not made any notes. Time to rectify the situation. This is a bottling from Asta Morris. The nose is malty with wilde flowers, freshly cut grass, honey and loads of wood. Sugared...

Score 85/100

Auchroisk 20 Year Old 1989 Blackadder Raw Cask

The Raw Cask series from Blackadder is known for three things. First, there is always a bit of cask residue in the bottle that should make you believe it came straight from the cask. Second, it’s always a single cask release and third, at cask strength. Only the first is a bit of a marketing trick, because the whisky is of course filtered before...

Score 87/100

Auchroisk 26 Year Old 1979 Signatory Vintage

The independent bottler Signatory has quite a few Auchroisk in its portfolio, primarily from 1979. This is one of those from that well known Cask Strength Collection. It is a sherry butt that was filled on 17th October 1979 and bottled on 22nd March 2006. The sherry cask is immediately prominent on the nose. The malty and very flowery character...

Score 87/100