Auchentoshan 1957 50 Year Old Sherry Cask #479

Auchentoshan Classic Bourbon Oak Cask

[Note: These are reposted from my blog (see profile), if anyone has an issue with this, please let me know!] Auchentoshan (a toughie to pronounce: Aw-ken/tosh-an) is one of the few remaining Lowlander distilleries in Scotland. It’s also notable for its use of “triple distillation” to make its spirit. This means rather than using two stills to...

Score 82/100

Auchentoshan PX Single cask

Auchentoshan distillery is located on the outskirts of Clydebank, Glasgow just beside the Kilpatrick hills.. The distillery can be traced back to around 1800 when a distillery named as Duntocher was mentioned which is believed to be what we now know as Auchentoshan.. Auchentoshan is unusual in that it practices triple distillation instead of the...

Score 89/100

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old

Sampled in a Glencairn, without water but with a satisfied smile on my face. The legs are thin and a bit weedy, like the kid at school who always got picked last for the playground footie match. Nose: Toffee, fudge with orange elbowing its way between them. A very full flavoured aroma that I could sniff for ages. Taste: Toffee and fudge again,...

Score 88/100

Auchentoshan 27 Year Old 1990 Single Cask Release for CWS

CWS is short for Chief Whisky Society, a whisky club from China. They selected this single oloroso sherry cask as an exclusive to their members. If it were not for my new friends in Taiwan, I do not believe I would ever have gotten hold of it. Luckily I got my hands on two bottles. One for the Toshan Temple and one to savor. Thanks, Joseph! The...

Score 87/100