One of a pair of Travel Retail releases from the Auchentoshan distillery in the Lowlands - Blood Oak is a rather dramatically-named single malt in a combination of bourbon casks and red wine casks. They've done quite well with their wine-cask-matured expressions recently, with the 25 Year Old 1988 Wine Cask Finish greatly impressing Jake...
Juicy and rich with elegant wine notes, joined by a touch of golden barley.
Some classic red-wine spiciness starts to ramp up on the palate, with a little bit of Christmas-y clove. Citrus sits in the background.
Spicy and drying on the finish.
Worth the money! This is a perfect combination of scotch aged in a wine cask.
Very impressive for Auchentoshan. It was unique in taste.
A unique Valentine's Day gift for someone special. For Scotch drinkers, it is much better than chocolates. In the States, it is exceedingly difficult to find unique Scotch like this. I thought this Scotch very enjoyable. My Valentine thought it was very good as well. I got it right!
