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Auchentoshan

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old - 20cl, 40% abv

€28.62 $30.80 £24.59

Honey

Treacle, toffee, caramel, heather

The sweetness of honey is one of the most common flavours in Scotch whisky…particularly in younger examples of the popular Speyside style that forms the basis of many of the most popular blends, but also in the Highlands and, perhaps most characteristically, the Lowlands. The Island whiskies, too, often express a honey-like sweetness in their lighter forms. This is usually the result of the natural sugars present in malted barley, and so is generally more apparent in younger whiskies (up to 15-18 years of age) before too much of heftier flavours like wood, spice or dried fruit are imparted from the cask.

A richer, toffee-like sweetness often derives from European oak casks (generally ex-sherry), while American oak (ex-bourbon or newer sherry casks) produces a lighter, vanilla-tinged flavour that complements the natural sugars of the barley. The marshmallow-like sweetness of bourbon often translates into a lighter honey-like flavour in Scotch matured in ex-bourbon casks.

Good examples of single malts that carry strong flavours of honey are the classic Glenlivet and its many Speyside brethren; the lightness and softness of Lowlanders Glenkinchie and Auchentoshan; and the heathery sweetness of younger Highland Parks or some Highlanders like Dalwhinnie or Glen Garioch. In addition, virtually all of the biggest names in blended whisky are marked by this kind of flavour - the house styles of Johnnie Walker, J&B and Chivas Regal all depend on that sweet, youthful Speyside core. All of them are likely to go well with lighter cigars, particularly those with sweet flavours of their own, such as Hoyo de Monterrey.

 

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old - 70cl, 40% abv

Auchentoshan distillery was established in 1823. Production was slowed and even stopped several times...read more

Tasting Notes

Nose:
Mango and drizzled honey

Palate:
Barley sugar, cardamom, oily orange peel

Finish:
Brown sugar, raspberry jam

Product Info

Auchentoshan 12 Year Old - 70cl, 40% abv

Auchentoshan distillery was established in 1823. Production was slowed and even stopped several times throughout its history, including in 1941 when the warehouse was destroyed during a WW2 bomb raid. At one point, the whisky was even owned my a hospitality company who used it as the official single malt for their chain of hotels and restaurants. One of the only triple distilled whiskies made in Scotland, Auchentoshan is renowned for its incredibly light and delicate spirit.

 

Auchentoshan traded in their 10 year old core range bottling for this older 12 year expression to reflect their growing store of older casks and new branding. A combination of sherry butts and American oak casks.

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