Auchentoshan 1979 32 Year Old 1st Fill Sherry Cask

Auchentoshan Three Wood

This is the only Lowland whisky I have tried. From what I have heard Auchentoshan Three Wood is somewhat of an anomaly for the region. It is not delicate or subtle as many of the lowland malts are described. This does not however mean this is not a great whisky. On the nose there is Sherry, oak, brown sugar, caramel and vanilla. The palate...

Score 87/100

Auchentoshan 1998 Fino Sherry Cask

Nose: Sherry or not , this one is fragrant with quite some orange peel, cereals and woody sawdust. Vanilla and honey. Fresh is the word. Palate: much sweeter than the nose. Creamy Sweet dough, dry wine , big fino and butterscotch. Dried fruits enter the party, but not heavy dried fruits. On the second wave a bit of zest is back. Finish: dried...

Score 83/100

Auchentoshan 18 Year Old 1978 The Merchant's Collection

I found this bottle at the very cozy Whisky on a Sunday event in Ghent. I had not seen it before and hence not yet tried it. It was still a third full so I convinced the owner to sell it to me. It was launched in 1996 for the Italian market. Just to put it in perspective: it was distilled when I was an 8-year old kid playing with Star Wars action...

Score 82/100

Auchentoshan 20 Year Old 2000 Malts of Scotland Cask #20023

I had to wait long on this one, but today Billy – the Belgian representative for Malts of Scotland – would by pass in my neighborhood and he therefor delivered to the Toshan Man’s door. Thomas Ewers, the sympathetic owner of this German bottler, selected a refill sherry hogshead that had slept for no less than 20 years with my favorite Lowlander...

Score 85/100