Auchentoshan All Malt Black Label Bottled 1970s

Auchentoshan Valinch 2012 Release

This is the second release of Auchentoshan Valinch (the first being in 2011 - I have a bottle tucked away). Valinch (named after the pipette that draws the whisky from the cask) is essentially the cask strength version of their Classic expression, matured in first-fill bourbon barrels. Only 2000 cases are released per edition. The colour is a...

Score 79/100

Auchentoshan Battlehill 10yr

This was my first foray into the Lowland Region. I bought this bottle last year when I was exploring the different whisky regions, and it is still nearly full. I suppose that tells you how much I have enjoyed this dram! Nose: Vanilla, overwhelmed by a strong alcohol smell. VERY 'spirity'. Malty notes. Nose tingle. Sharp citrus. Harsh. Body: AUGH!...

Score 45/100

Auchentoshan 23 Year Old 1996 Old Particular Halloween Douglas Laing

Just as they did in 2019, Douglas Laing launched a single cask Auchentoshan voor Halloween in 2020. Again a single cask from 1996, now 23 years old. Again it sold out very quickly, for it was a very limited release of only 139 bottles. Luckily I could grab two. I poured on at a tasting to celebrate my 51st birthday and it proved to be very...

Score 87/100

Auchentoshan 1 Year Old Bourbon (Stillman's Collection)

The Stillman's Collection, available only at the distillery, contains 3 bottles of 5cl: new distillate, 1 Year Old matured on a bourbon cask and 2 Year Old matured on an oloroso sherry cask. I'm trying from full bottles of this stuff that could be found in the Blender's Room at the distillery. This sample matured for one year on a bourbon cask....

Score 71/100