Secret Stills Auchentoshan 3.1 1989 Gordon & Macphail

Auchentoshan Valinch 2011 Release

I loved this vanilla-rich pound cake, even though I just had a little bit of it in a specialized whisky bar. NOSE: very delicate, rounded vanilla with some hints of oak. Water releases more honey and floral aromas, candied citrus peel, pound cake, walnuts, shortbread, whipped cream with vanilla. With even more water it releases more grassy notes...

Score 89/100

Auchentoshan 8 Year Old Dun Bheagan Lowland

This week I will try 7 independent Auchentoshan head to head. Let me start with this Dun Bheagan Lowland. The Dun Bheagan range is put to market by Ian Macleod Distillers and contains single malts 8 years of age, bottled without chill filtration at 43% ABV. All regions are represented, and this is their Lowland expression. The nose is dominated by...

Score 72/100

Auchentoshan Three Wood

This is a fine looking malt in the bottle, well packaged with a deep dark amber colour to the whisky, very inviting. I have long enjoyed the simpler bottlings from this distillery at 10 and 12 years of age, but I’m not a fan of this variety. Not sure which forest the three woods came from, or how they’ve affected the spirit in this way, but the...

Score 78/100

Auchentoshan 9 Year Old 2008 Distillery Bordeaux Cask #3835

Auchentoshan has a love affair with red wine casks from the Bordeaux region. Proof is this single cask from which you could bottle your own at the end of 2018. I first tried it at the Whisky Fair in Limburg (Germany) and decided on the spot that I wanted it. I ordered two shipped from Glasgow, one for the collection, one to share during my...

Score 83/100