Auchroisk 1979 26 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory Cask Strength Collection

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 12 Year Old 1978 Cadenhead’s

This might in fact be very exciting. An old Auchroisk from last Century, distilled in 1979 (so in the fifth year of the distillery’s existence) and bottled in 1990 by Cadenhead in their famous black dumpy bottles. The stuff spent double the time in the bottle than it did on the cask. Here goes. Err.. hang on.. I’m not so sure what to make of this...

Score 76/100

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

Auchroisk 20 Year Old Diageo Special Release 2010

This Auchroisk was part of the Special Releases from Diageo in 2010. A little less than 6.000 bottles were filled at a strength of 58.1%. It’s a combination of American and European oak. Last November I tried the 30 years old that was presented in 2012. I am very much looking forward to this one. Complex and very aromatic, that is the least you...

Score 88/100