Lowland distillery Auchentoshan's flagship single malt whisky, famously triple-distilled which is unusual for a Scotch. This contributes to its signature smooth character, however. It's been matured in both American oak and sherry casks.
A cereal-sweet nose with notes of guava and mango, with a drizzle of honey.
Oaky and sweet palate, with barley sugar, a little passion fruit and vanilla custard too. Perhaps some rose petal jelly in there.
A lengthy, dry and oaky finish with barley sweetness and cocoa powder.
I am only starting on my whisky 'journey' and after a fair bit of research picked a few bottles to start off with. The first few were OK but still left me wondering if Whisky was really for me. Then I tried this little stunner. Absolutely delicious, smooth, lots of flavour (that you can actually taste) and a finish that doesn't burn your throat off. Highly recommend.
Very well made alc. distillate. Nose - sweet honeyed citrus Palate - vanilla orange aniseed Finish - medium dry light sherry
nose: some oak and leaf with hints of honey palate: sweet sherry, notes of smoke finish: dry and oak absolutely not a bad one for that price, but you can find better
Toffee and malt. A hint of smoke, but not unapproachable. Just sweet enough and doesn't burn too much. Not sure why many on here hate on Auchentoshan 12, but this is easy drinking enough to serve to buddies over for a small get together and when they want something more interesting, you can break out other favourite bottles. Consider the Auchentoshan 12 the appetizer to the main course, and a good test to make sure you don't waste your Aberfeldy 21's or Lagavulin on someone who won't appreciate.
A good starter, nice and clean before bringing out my favorites. The dryness opens my taste buds and sets me up for a nice visit from my other Scottish friends. A little water goes a long way to bring out the sweetness.
