Founded by Irish refugees in 1825 on the outskirts of Glasgow, Auchentoshan is one of the last active distilleries in the Lowlands. In common with other Lowland (and Irish) whiskies, Auchentoshan malt whisky is distilled three times (as opposed to most Scottish malt whisky, which is distilled twice). This triple-distillation has the effect of ... Read More »
A no-age-statement Auchentoshan released in 2008, Classic is aimed at drawing in new drinkers to malt whisky, and has the easy-going drinkability to do the job. Not only that, but Auchentoshan Classic has now received a Kosher endorsement.
This Auchentoshan 12 yrs expression replaced the old 10 year-old a few years ago in 2008, when the range was totally revamped, and has been hailed as a big improvement on the occasionally lacklustre 10yo.
The 2012 release of Auchentoshan's no-nonsense, cask strength, bourbon cask matured dram. Built with a similar mix of casks to the Classic, this is bottled at full strength for a more concentrated flavour.
The ever-popular Auchentoshan 3 Wood is matured initially in bourbon casks before being finished in Oloroso or Pedro Ximenez casks for an extra layer of rich, sweet fruitiness. San Francisco WSC - Double Gold Medal Winner IWSC 2012 - Gold Medal - Whisky - Scotch
A very healthy colour on this Auchentoshan 1991, bottled by Gordon & Macphail from a pair of refill sherry casks as part of their Secret Stills collection.
After maturation in 100% American oak casks, this Auchentoshan 18 years is a significant step up in quality and complexity from the Classic and 12 yrs expressions.
A 1992 vintage single cask release from Auchentoshan, bottled in early 2013 by Adelphi. This was aged for 20 years and bottled from cask 5432 at cask strength.
A deliciously smooth, mellow long-aged Auchentoshan. This 21yo Lowland single malt is a sophisticated and well-balanced dram to savour slowly after a good meal.
An old release of Auchentoshan's 12 year old whisky. This appears to have been bottled during the 1970s and comes in a square-shaped bottle, rather thanteh tall flat bottle of today.
A well-aged whisky from Auchentoshan, distilled on 22nd October 1979 and bottled on 20th July 2012 after almost 33 years of maturation in first fill sherry casks. It's a limited edition of 1000 bottles showing off the art of balancing Auchentoshan's light, triple distilled spirit and big, influential sherry oak.
An old release of Auchentoshan whisky. This was distilled in 1973 and aged for 29 years in a Sherry Butt. The wonderfully dark colour of this whisky just goes to show how well it's been influenced by the sherry butt.
A single cask distillery bottling from Auchentoshan. An very old example for their spirit, which is generally bottled much younger, released at 31 years old having aged in a hogshead since 28th March 1966.
An old bottle of 1966 vintage Auchentoshan. This was bottled sometime in the 1980s and limited to only 120 bottles. The label features a picture of the distillery.