Auchentoshan 12 Year Old 1998 Fino Sherry Cask

Auchentoshan 11 Year Old 2001 Hepburn’s Choice

Hepburn’s Choice is a new star on the firmament of independent bottlers. Let me give it a go with a malt that I am quite familiar with. The nose is immediately extremely sweet, but a lot more mature than its 11 years would make you expect. It is pretty creamy and round. Fairly malty, too. Peach and pears. Soft on the spices. Evolves from...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan Virgin Oak Batch Two

It has been almost two years since the Auchentoshan Virgin Oak was introduced. Not too long ago the second batch was released. You will understand that I have no other option than to try this one as well. Do I hear some nasty people whispering ‘someone has to’? Very funny. I gladly sacrifice myself (and put a glass of the first batch next to it...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan 25 Year Old 1990 The Whiskyman

After the Bowmore and Glen Scotia, the Flemish bottler The Whiskyman now brings us a new ‘rock whisky’. This time it is a nod to the ‘Cold Hearted Man’ by AC/DC, but what interests me more is the fact that Dominiek has bottled my beloved Auchentoshan for the first time. The spirit is a quarter century old. But… I must admit that this tasting note...

Score 84/100

Auchentoshan 16 Year Old 1974 SMWS 5.5

Now that is a Golden Oldie from my beloved Lowlander. Distilled in 1974 – I was four! – and bottled in the year I turned 21. It was the 5th single cask of Auchentoshan bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society and bottled at a whopping 56.3% ABV. Surprisingly old school with lots of floral notes, silver polish, gooseberries and freshly baked bread...

Score 88/100