Auchentoshan 12yo 1998-2010 54.6% OB
A fino sherry matured cask strength tripple distilled lowlander, one of those I have no reference to make up any expectations about. Smells very sweet for a fino, like some sweet cheese, red leicester, jalapeno, very expressive, but softens far too quickly. After just a minute or two in the glass its more of a buttery, waxy, peppery and slightly floral style. The taste has some exotic sweet fruitiness at first, mango, melon, different bounty fruits, before it turns bitter, peppery and sour, kind of leech leaves or bitter dry white wine.
Fino freaks will enjoy this one a lot, unfortunately I'm not one of them: 4
Auchentoshan 16yo 46% Cadenhead's Duthies
Now I'm back after some days with the flu, so now let's celebrate this with a couple hopefully good drams. Most Cadenhead's I've tried is from the old CS or dumpy series. Duthies is the new style. It's a very pale whisky, smells typical Auchentoshan, mild, gentle, cotton sheets and wheat. the taste is sweet, liquorice, caramell, juniper trees and some watery notes of way to dilluted soft drinks. Extremely undemanding, like some very light irish whiskies, say Jameson. I could drink this like water, and I guess that makes it a dangerous malts, beware of drunken escapades if you have a whole bottle.
Tripple-distillation seems to have killed this one: 3
Auchentoshan 18yo 43% OB
The 18yo tripple distilled Auchentoshan, a lowlander that I often find to be on the milder side of light, but this one perhaps can benefit from the extra years of maturation. A somewhat fresh nose, green tea, olives, something mediterranian? The taste speaks of tripple destillation, a bit and some weak hints of butter and herbs. Something a bit nervous, lets add a tad water. With water it gets a bit milder, not that that's needed, and once again I find the Auchentoshan to be just a bit too kind to fetch my interest.
A kind malt, one for the beginners: 5
Auchentoshan 12yo 43% OB
Good drink for a Lowland Connoisseur, black pepper, herbs and heather honey, a mild classic without much oak or smoke, but still a bit extra something. Beautiful aftertaste and scent of freshly made bakery. Triple distilled, but with many flavours intact.
Sofisticated: 7.5
Auchentoshan 10yo 43% OB
A tripple distillation, as most Lowland distilleries performs, this one. It sends me immediately towards cinnamon buns and bubble gum, light and sweet. But despite this, it's a bit more robust than the 12yo version. Sour grass leaves, and apple core is my strongest notions on this one. Water gives it some roundness.
A bitter start on the summer night: 3
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