Auchroisk 12yo 1978-1990 59.3% Cadenhead's
There are many treasures to be found amongst these old black labeled Cadenhead's drom the 70's and 80's. Auchroisk is not one I've tried many times, sort of a blank sheet to taste, sort of liberating to try one without any biased notions. Smells extremely strong, wool, ashes, smoke, lemon meringue and syrup braised pork. It needs some time to open up, but its well worth it. The taste is dry and phenolic, needs water, seems to be some sort of old dry sherry matured whisky. With water it becomes strangely rubbery, rotten cappuccino, really vile stuff. This one I definately could do without, another on that is all on the nose tonight.
A foul spirit: 2
Auchroisk 13yo 43% Chieftain's Choice
One of these un-chillfiltered IB malts, but nowadays aren't that the norm, I believe even Gordon & Macphail's quit chill-filtration on their CC-series. The IB's are such a herd of sheeps. This one has a nice and gentle floral honey odor. The taste is a bit sherried, dry, hard yellow cheeze i.e. Gruyere, peppery, dry liquorice and red peppers. The aftertaste is of roasted nuts and dark chocolate. Water gives it a lift and it gets a bit minty, if you like that, but I actually prefer it non-diluted.
Without water it's a perfect malt to enjoy with a cigar: 7
Auchroisk 29yo 1979-2008 57.3% Signatory Vintage
Auchroisk then, a malt of which I have tried far too few to make up my mind if it's a whisky to look for or to avoid. This surely isn't a regular Auchroisk, but perhaps it'll give me an idea of what it's usually like. honey nose, caramell, toffee and cream. A very sweet start. The taste is also very sweet and dry, some sort of sherry maturation I guess? Sweet fino (if there's such a thing)? The aftertaste is really bitter, small green sour apples, cedarwood, more sour apples and lemon peel. Water? yes please!! No, I'm sorry, it's still too bitter for my taste, but perhaps some fino lovers out there will cherish this.
Too much cask influence: 4
Singleton of Auchroisk 10yo Single Malt
It's called Singleton because of the weird pronounciation of Auchroisk, strange!!! This is a sherried malt with something extra, strong sherryscents and a a fantastic taste of sherry, blackberry, liquorice, chocolate and toffee.
Strong, pleasant and advanced: 7.5
Auchroisk 34yo 1975-2009 41.3% Daily Dram "Auk's Choir" btl.1/97
The malt that used to be called Singleton, personally I think Auchroisk is a much better name for a scotch. Independent bottlings of this is rare to be found, so I've been looking forward to this one. It has a nice banana scent with some hints of lime, a very fruity malt? Yes, it's a nice, clean and fruity whisky, pears, bananas, melons, kiwi, sweet berries and vegetable stock. Although all of these flavours mix very well together it's a bit on the bland side. No aftertaste which I can find, and more or less no real sign of it's age.
A fruity thing: 5.5
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