Soba45
Auchentoshan 1997 21 Year Un-Chillfiltered Collection (Signatory) The Whisky Barrel
Single Malt — Lowlands , Scotland
Reviewed
December 15, 2019 (edited October 1, 2020)
I've had a lot of shite to average Auchentoshan..in fact that is the range it inhabits for me. The OBs anyway. Then I got a call from Santa. Ho, ho, have I a present for you.. an Auchentoshan. I knew i hadn't been the best person all year but I knew i didn't deserve that crap a present. Santa must have seen my expression which was impressive given i was in Nz and he was reputedly in the northpole. "Fear not my flightless bird its a CS IB." A phrase about polishing a high abv turd came to mind but i thought hey it's probably the last present I'll get as we're demolishing our chimney next year and there is no way he's squeezing through the heat pump pipe. The gift arrived in record time and to cut a long story to well a final end it was good, probably the best Auchentoshan the world had ever tasted. Raisins, xmas dark fruits, a lovely sherried dried oakiness and a warming aftertaste (although after a while it turned a bit drying and bitter). The end. PS thanks Santa aka @PBMichiganWolverine!
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@Anthology Cheers. Blast from the past when I reread that one :-)
Nice and entertaining rev! Three thumbs up!
@PBMichiganWolverine Ah nice :-) Yes I love it down there. Haven't made it to Golden Bay yet though so looking fwd to it!
@Soba45 it’s a gorgeous area. I was there ages ago ( like 17 yrs ago). We did the entire South Island ( Christchurch, Dunedin, Mt Cook, Milford Sound circle) Cook, Milford Sound, andAus
@PBMichiganWolverine Ah good memory! Yes we got married over there so coincidentally will be our 10th anniversary in the vineyards:-)
Nice—you’re off to the Marlborough region there? I was there ages ago—-beautiful locale. Re: Balcones—-I think they’re now widely enough distributed with a large enough volume not to be labeled craft.
@PBMichiganWolverine Other than the Balcones (is this still considered craft?) no. Hopefully I'll crack open 1 b4 i head on holidays next week. Then it's wines in vineyard country for 2 weeks :-)
@Soba45 yeah, I remember that dry bitter finish—-I liked it personally, but I like a bit of dry and bitter. Have you got to any of the American crafts ? I think the New Southern one is pretty good. I wish I had an open bottle of the McKenzie or Dorado —those would’ve been great to try
@PBMichiganWolverine Yes indeed. If it didn't have that bitter drying finish that bugged me it would have been a 4.5 for sure.
Was never a fan of Auchentoshan till I had a 23 yr wine matured one from @LeeEvolved and then this one. I think Auchentoshan does best when it’s influenced by the wood, and at a mature age