Auchroisk 20 Year Old Bottled 2010

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 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 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 15 Year Old 2000 Old Malt Cask

Auchroisk (say ‘o-thrusjk’) is a very young distillery, only founded in 1974. It’s a workhorse for the blenders and hardly sees the light of day as a single malt. This is a single cask that appeared in the famous Old Malt Cask series by Hunter Laing. A bit young for Old Malt Cask, no? Anyway. The nose is very soft and reminds me of spring. I get...

Score 83/100