Auchentoshan 12 Year Old 1999 Murray McDavid

Auchentoshan Three Wood

Nose: Wood and leather at first, with floral sherry overtones; hazelnut and vanilla linger. Toffee comes out one the second breath. Palate: Smooth and almost creamy entry, followed by a balanced wave of oak spices and sweetness. Velvety butterscotch/toffee and vanilla emerge, and then transition into floral hazelnut and orange zest. Finish: A long...

Score 91/100

Auchentoshan Three Wood

This is the fifth Toshan I’ve tried so far and again it is bulls-eye! This Three Wood – like the name says – was matured in three types of casks : first American oak bourbon casks, then Spanish oloroso and finally Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. It’s no surprise that this dram is dominated by sherry notes. The whisky is a dark shade of old gold,...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan Three Wood

Nose.. Starts with a sweet nutty oaky scent but is soon overtaken by dried fruits/ orange and cinnamon, toffee scents keep popping in to say hello .. Taste..butterscotch, Sweet sticky toffee pudding, with a massive mouth full of dried fruits, dates/oranges even some Lemmon in there, it has the Auchentoshan nutty flavour, it's a dram that makes you...

Score 88/100

Auchentoshan 13 Year Old 2001 Bottle Your Own Cask 49

When visiting the Auchentoshan Distillery, you get the opportunity to bottle your own from two casks. Obviously I brought one of each. The youngest that you can currently try is bourbon hogshead #49 that was distilled on the 18th January 2001 and a thus at the time of bottling a 13 Year Old. I admit to being somewhat worried about the young age,...

Score 85/100