(SMWS Glasgow, ‘Fancy Dan’s Fabulous Drams' Virtual Tasting. 28 January 2021. A selection of the SMWS black label bottlings)
Distillery: Auchentoshan
Distilled: 03-09-1990
Age: 27 y/o
Cask: Refill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead
Bottles: 232
Nose: Bleach, pepper, wood shavings, mocha coffee, earthy
Palate: Chocolate, leather, metallic, spices, baking soda. There's some dried fruit and banana
Finish: Medium warming finish. Mineral & wood. Slightly metallic with some tropical fruit notes
This is from a distillery that I would normally avoid, but this is a genuinely nice dram. It has a nice warming finish and the triple distillation that seems to strip out much of the flavours I like in a whisky (in this distillery) has been mellowed over the long aging.
270.0
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@cascode Auchentoshan Distillery is only a few miles from where I live, so it’s one that gets into all the local bars and restaurants. It’s one I really want to like, but there’s something in the spirit that just doesn’t work for me. However, this was probably the first dram from Auchentoshan that I’ve really enjoyed. It’s a bit too expensive to grab a bottle (there are far better whiskies at this price point), but I’ll definitely give them another chance with their older offerings based on this one...
Great tasting notes - this one was also released in Australia and I tasted it at a society event just before Christmas. I'm also not partial to Auchentoshan as a rule but I enjoyed this one.