Auchentoshan 18 Year Old

Wine information: Auchentoshan 18 Year Old is a whiskey made by Auchentoshan. Founded in 1823, Auchentoshan is Glasgow’s closest distillery producing Lowland Single Malt. Pronounced Ock’un’tosh’un’, meaning ‘Corner of the field’ in gaelic. Auchentoshan is a Lowland Single Malt - it is one of only three remaining distilleries in the Scottish Lowlands along with Bladnoch and Glenkinchie. Unusually for a Scottish distillery, Auchentoshan practices triple distillation, after this the whisky is then aged for 12 years.

Tasting Notes: Auchentoshan 18 Year Old is deep, golden, summer barley in colour. The nose shows aromas of fresh tobacco leaf - then sweet with a hint of caramelised sugars, green tea and toasted almonds. The palate has a floral freshness with sweet barley sugar at first - this gently ebbs to reveal a tangerine zestiness. The palate is left alive and refreshed. The finish is long and lingering. This is a well balanced dram that invigorates the mouth.

Reviews: "Nose: Reminds me of sweeping leaves at my dad's, that dryness of beech trees. Cooked oranges with a flinty note. Palate: A nuttyness but washed with orange oil and dry oak. Finish: Crisp and tingling. Comment: Autumn would be best for this dram, after sweeping the drive way." Rob Allanson, whiskymag.com.

 
     

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