Auchentoshan 5 Year Old Bottled 1980s

Auchentoshan 11 Year Old SMWS 5.29

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society does not need an introduction. Thanks to Luc Timmermans I was able to add this bottle to my collection, but I did not want to open it. So I was very happy to see that Sjoerd, another aficionado, had put this bottle in one of his sampling sessions, so I could get one to actually taste. This 11 Year Old Auchentoshan...

Score 83/100

Auchentoshan Three Wood

Three wood indeed. What a pleasant surprise. I needed that. Today was a slow and lazy day with rain. No activity on the golf course, that's for sure. Nose: Fruit compote (stewed apples, pears), caramel, sherry, cognac, rhubarb pie, oak, maple tree sap (weaker than actual maple sugar). Palate: Lushly phantasmagorical; bittersweet chocolate, black...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan Select

Nose: Initial wood and banana soon give way to freshness, distinctly of green apple and orange peels. Later, more vanilla toffee comes out before the nose fades to light and sweet green apple pulp. Palate: Honey and green apple peels at entry, turning to the delicate lightness of the green apple pulp with accents of lime zest. Finish: Faint with...

Score 75/100

Auchentoshan 16 Year Old 1998 Pearls of Scotland

I have already tried two great Auchentoshan from Pearls of Scotland. At the Antwerp Whisky Festival this one was presented to me. Would I like to try it? Does a cow give milk? It was distilled in September 1998 and bottled – at cask strength – in May 2015. Sturdy ABV. This was a sherry butt. The colour could have fooled me. Scary at first whiff as...

Score 85/100