Auchentoshan 10 años 1996 Provenance Douglas Laing

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old

I have been interested in picking up this bottle for quite some time as I had read many positive reviews of the bottling. It also represents a great value in Ontario @ Can$45, which is actually cheaper than Glenlivet and Glenfiddich 12! As for background on the product itself, make sure to check out Connosr’s own “Toshan Man” and his website...

Score 85/100

Auchentoshan 8 Year Old Mourvèdre Casks 1999 Murray McDavid

This Auchentoshan, that was finished on a Mourvèdre wine cask after its regular maturation of 8 years on a bourbon cask, and bottled by Murray McDavid at the Bruichladdich Distillery’s bottling plant. Mourvèdre – in Catalonia (Spain) referred to as Mataro or Monastrell – is a grape with loads of good tannins, allowing the wine that is...

Score 82/100

Auchentoshan 1988 16 Year Old Cask 4445

Auchentoshan bottled several sister cask on 30/12/1988. We already tried cask 4441 (bottled at the age of 15) and have 4446 (bottled at the age of 18) in our collection as well. Today I'm trying cask 4445, bottled exclusively for Belgium after 16 years in a boubon cask. It is very similar to cask 4441 (I haven't tried 4446 at this time), with...

Score 81/100

Auchentoshan Classic Bourbon Oak Cask

[Note: These are reposted from my blog (see profile), if anyone has an issue with this, please let me know!] Auchentoshan (a toughie to pronounce: Aw-ken/tosh-an) is one of the few remaining Lowlander distilleries in Scotland. It’s also notable for its use of “triple distillation” to make its spirit. This means rather than using two stills...

Score 82/100