Review #76: Auchentoshan 17yrs 1995/2013, whiskybroker, 53.5%, refill sherry hogshead, Cask # 657, 261 bottles

first 'Toshan

Probably the first Lowlander on tastingstuff. This one from whiskybroker.co.uk, which appears unaffected by the sale of Bladnoch, for all I know. It (the whisky, that is) looks sherried, and indeed it is.

nose: white and green fruit shine through for a split second, then raisiny and medicinal (aspirin, camphor) notes. it stays dry and grassy for a long time, but eventually some café crème and figs show up. a little cocoa powder. overcooked apple sauce and a tiny bit of sulfur. it's mostly pretty nondescript, though.

palate: sweeter than anticipated, but it comes with quite some sulfur burn. It wouldn't be that much, actually, but this spirit doesn't stand up to it.

finish: mild sherry fruit with a kind of ashy burn.


There's some good stuff in here, but this one isn't for me. Someone less sensitive to sulfur might find a bargain here, but I'll have to look for a better example of Auchentoshan.

score: 78