Auchentoshan 9 Year Old 2000 Provenance Douglas Laing

Auchentoshan 2009 Distillery Exclusive Oloroso Cask #4447

Even the Toshan Man sometimes misses out on a release. Despite having great people at my favorite distillery to help me out in getting a few bottles of every Distillery Exclusive release, this one never made it to the Toshan Temple. It was bottled while both my buddy at Auchentoshan and I were on a well-deserved summer holiday. Luckily a friend in...

Score 89/100

Auchentoshan Three Wood

For me, a hard one to rate against my usual fare. The nose seems to portray hints of caramel, nuts, orange peel and oak. At first sip the tongue notices the sherry and oak influences. I found a bit of a harsh finish in the mouth but not an unpleasant finish overall. An interesting change. I rated it 78

Score 78/100

Auchentoshan Classic Bourbon Oak Cask

This one was something of an impulse buy, purchased during a whisky shopping spree when I had a few bucks left for one more cheap bottle. In retrospect, I wish I’d spent the same money for some Sheep Dip or Black Bottle. I’ve tasted enough Auchentoshan to know that they can produce excellent whisky (I enjoy the Valinch greatly, for instance), but...

Score 60/100

Auchentoshan 13 Year Old 1998 Exclusive Malts Creative Whisky Company

This bottling dates back to the time when David Stirk was the owner of the Creative Whisky Company. An Auchentoshan in the Exclusive Malts series? Well, of course. The cask yielded 228 cask strength bottles. It has been in the closet for almost ten years now, but for my 52nd birthday I decided to open it. The nose is very clean. Citrus and a lot...

Score 83/100