Auchentoshan 1998 Lemon Sorbet Wemyss Malts

Auchentoshan 2001 bottle your own

Distilled 18-1-2001, bourbon cask 49, bottled as a 12yo, This is yet another one of the superb bottle your own from Auchentoshan, Nose, At first you could be forgiven thinking it is a simple nose but given a few minutes it opens up into something good, lots of vanilla, some cinnamon, ginger, citrus peel, and some oak in the background and a faint...

Score 87/100

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old / QE2

In the 1980s, Auchentoshan offered a beautiful crystal decanter for sale exclusively on the Queen Elizabeth II – QE2 for short – the luxurious cruise ship that now is anchored somewhere in Dubai waiting to be converted into a floating hotel. It is important to realize that, at that time, Auchentoshan’s standard bottling was a 10 years old malt...

Score 83/100

Auchentoshan 21 Year Old 1973

The modern Auchentoshan 21 Year Old is een top whisky, but on my birthday I gladly put that one head to head with this older version, from 1973 (thus bottled in 1994). Today I will try it again. Not a hard thing to have to do. The nose is a little dusty, revealing its long period in the bottle (almost as long as it has matured on a cask). Some...

Score 87/100

Auchentoshan Festival 2009 Distillery Exclusive

In 2009, the new Head Distiller of Auchentoshan, Jeremy Stephens, tried to put the distillery back on the map by organising a festival. Some 2600 visitors could purchase a bottle that was created especially for this occasion. It is a very young whisky (5 to 6 years, if I remember correctly), matured solely on bourbon casks. Only 500 bottles were...

Score 81/100