Auchentoshan 1978 30 Year Old Bourbon Cask

Auchentoshan 1991 Montrose Wine Finish (Malts of Scotland)

I've waited a long time to taste this Toshan, because I was unable to find anything good written about this one. But I'm a Toshan man, so I cannot put it off forever, right? Now, wine finishes are always tricky, but the Auchentoshan 1988 Bordeaux Wine Finish was a bull's eye, so this one cannot be all that bad, can it? Surely not. I think. I hope....

Score 71/100

Auchentoshan Classic Bourbon Oak Cask

This was my first scotch out of the bottle. Despite that, it was a good learning experience. Nose is a little confusing: Vanilla undertones, with the alcohol over powering more of the floral tone. Taste: good bite up front, oakish and smooth following, but doesn't finish quite like I wanted it to.

Score 70/100

Auchentoshan 18 Year Old 1978 Signatory Vintage

Another dumpy bottle from Signatory, but even older than the one I tried before. This was distilled in 1978 and has been sitting in the bottle since 1996 – that’s 20 years, meaning it has spent more time in the bottle than in the cask at this point. Obviously this is nowhere to be found nowadays, so I am very happy with the sample that I was able...

Score 90/100

Auchentoshan 21 Year Old 1998 Sunlight for MMM

At last, Mark & Manny present their long awaited third release in this year’s so-called Artist Series, again with a lovely artwork from Nathalie Pien on the label titled ‘Sunlight’. And that is very apt indeed, for this is a wonderfully summery Auchentoshan from 1998 that has spent a beauty sleep on a bourbon cask for no less than 21 years. It...

Score 85/100