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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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February 28, 2017 |
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Auchentoshan for better times, part deux |
Only some indies this time, while wondering why, generally speaking, the indies remain closer to the original distillates that they do not make themselves, while the owners, who do, tend to bury them under oak that they do not make themselves. Are you following me? |
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Auchentoshan 10 yo 2001/2016 (59.2%, La Maison du Whisky, Artists #6, barrel, cask #800107)  Yes, sure I’ve noticed that age and vintage do not match. I suppose it’s the age that’s wrong on the bottle, this baby may well be 15 or 14 years old, but technically speaking, 10 is not wrong. Colour: straw. Nose: the first high-impact Auchie within this session that we started yesterday. An utterly perfect combination of linseed oil, olive oil, honeydew, and tangerines. Superb! (and a little surprising, I should add). With water: superb indeed. Apricots and mirabelles. Mouth (neat): amazing, we’re sitting right between some of these extravagant 1988-1991 Irish that some good indies do have these days, and some kind of peachy ex-bourbon Balvenie. Yes I’m dead serious. Some superb notes of blueberries. With water: more of all that, but it goes more towards oranges. Finish: medium, with notes of honeysuckle and beedies. Comments: certainly one of the best. Skilfully selected, this cask, but didn’t it come from Cooley’s? Just joking. SGP:641 - 89 points. |
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Auchentoshan 18 yo 1997/2016 (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, cask #DL11203, 278 bottles)  Colour: white wine. Nose: it does have a part of that oily side that the wonderful LMdW had, but other than that, it’s classic fruity Auchentoshan, with more marshmallows than in a candy store. Jelly babies and drops of green tea, plus whiffs of crushed mint leaves. Aren’t we going towards mojitos, by any chance? Mouth: very zesty! Total lime and lemon, plus barley water and green tea. This baby would go well with gravlaks if you ask me, it’s even got the dill inside. Finish: medium, all on lemon sweets and, perhaps, peaches again. And green pears. Comments: a very well chiselled Auchentoshan. No Sancerre or riesling at home? This baby will do! SGP:551 - 86 points. |
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Auchentoshan 18 yo 1997/2015 (52.3%, Blackadder, Raw Cask, hogshead, cask #2909, 247 bottles) Blackadder had a very good Auchentoshan 1991 three years ago. Colour: amber. Nose: we’re clearly going towards bourbon this time, with a little fresh varnish, then vanilla, Virginia tobacco, bits of natural rubber, and a good chunk of banana cake with a little grated coconut. Some raisins as well, which rather suggests a bourbony sherry this time, but yeah, it’s a hogshead. With water: whiffs of leather cream and more tobacco. Perhaps ale. Mouth (neat): excellent, and it even goes towards rum this time. Such a versatile spirit! Think Cuba’s excellent Santiago (perhaps the only interesting Cuban rum if you ask me). With water: very good, on oils and tobaccos from the cask (because those are hardly to be found in Auchentoshan’s distillate, even after many years). Finish: long, herbal, leafy, almost resinous. Comments: I guess the hogshead had been rejuvenated or something, hence the bourbony feel. Excellent. SGP:461 - 87 points. |
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