Auchroisk 1990 21 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7045 Douglas Laing

Auchroisk 20 Year Old Cask Strength

This semi-limited release (less than 6000 bottles) from Diageo’s Classic Malts lineup of 2010 is one of the few OBs of Auchroisk since the demise of their Singleton brand in 2000. It’s a Speyside distillery that doesn’t get much attention, as most of its output finds its way into such blends as J&B Rare and Johnnie Walker Red Label. It’s also...

Score 89/100

Auchroisk That Boutique-y Whisky Company Auchroisk Batch 1

I love zombies, like freaking love zombies. I count 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Night of the Living Dead (the original), Day of the Living Dead, I mean if it's got zombies in it, new school or old school, I'm there! The last sample that I reviewed for consideration for import (because I'd found the other whiskies already) was Auchroisk. Part of...

Score 90/100

Auchroisk 30 Year Old / Special Releases 2012

Auchroisk (pronounced ‘o-thrusjk’) is one of the lesser known distilleries, founded in 1974 to create bulk malt for the blenders with Justerini & Brooks as primary client. Luckily it is sometimes also bottled as single malt. This Auchroisk was presented in Diageo’s Special Release of 2012. It is one of the oldest – in terms of maturation –...

Score 88/100

Auchroisk 15 Year Old 2000 Old Malt Cask

Auchroisk (say ‘o-thrusjk’) is a very young distillery, only founded in 1974. It’s a workhorse for the blenders and hardly sees the light of day as a single malt. This is a single cask that appeared in the famous Old Malt Cask series by Hunter Laing. A bit young for Old Malt Cask, no? Anyway. The nose is very soft and reminds me of spring. I get...

Score 83/100