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.
There are a number of things going on here: A little fruity yet it has some dry woodiness. A touch of smokiness with a touch of sweetness. A little bitterness yet some sourness. Only issue is that is has a bit of an artificial note in the background (added colour?). All in all a good dram.
I decided to taste this dram since I had some in the cupboard, but my tasting notes picked up very different things. It's definitely fruity on the nose, you also get a wiff of the bourbon, on the palates. I don't pick up the sweetness, but I get the zesty taste. There is a slight bitterness as well, on the finished it is definitely dry. Overall I loved the whisky and I would recommend it and buy it again. I still had the old bottle so I am not sure if the tasting notes are different in the new released one??
this is a great whiskey. it is smooth enough to drink neat or with very little water. it is complex and interesting enough to pitch it against many of the so called better whiskies on here. this is one that I will definitely buy again. I am now keen to try the triplewood.
Mediocre at best, pretty much the same profile as Speyburn 10 but at a higher price point. My original concern was that the sherry cask would be over done, as it turns out it was completely the opposite - completely lacking in any sherry notes. Yea so pretty much just your below average run of the mill scotch.
Easy on the palate. Not harsh, no burn on the way down and no bad after taste.
