Auchentoshan 12-year-old

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Auchentoshan 12-year-old

Category	Single Malt Whisky from
District	Lowlands
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Label type	New Label (2008)
Age	12 years old
Strength	40.0 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Availability
Price	± € 26.00 \| £ 22.08 \| $ 33.45

Added: 9 May. 2008 10:49 am

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Notes & Reviews

Kaps

posted 1 May. 2013

Kaps gave this whisky 80 points

Weighted rate

80

Nose - aroma

80

Initial taste

78

Body

79

Finish

78

Price

85

Presentation

82

zinaf

posted 8 Dec. 2012

zinaf gave this whisky 80 points

Color

Old gold

Nose

cut grass; sweet note; butter scotch; zesty;

water - opens more sweetness; raisins; brown sugar; fruitness

with time more vanilla; more citrus

Taste

prickly on the tongue; vanilla; sourness

Water - becomes rounder; grassy; more peppery

Finish

short

Comments

quite average. lacks a lot on the palate.

granella2003

posted 5 Dec. 2012

granella2003 gave this whisky 79 points

Weighted rate

79

Nose - aroma

80

Initial taste

80

Body

78

Finish

78

Price

80

Presentation

80

granella2003

posted 19 Oct. 2012

granella2003 gave this whisky 79 points

Color

Deep gold

Nose

Clear presence of oak with intense fruit aromas and subtle hints of spices, cinnamon and clove. In the background is the smell of warm creme brulee to recognize.

Taste

A soft texture with a sweet taste of caramel, honey, lime, lemon and hints of tangerine and lime

Finish

A long, dry finish of ginger and nuts

Comments

from http://www.drankgigant.nl/sterke-drank/whisky/auchentoshan-12-year.html

Edwin de Lange

posted 12 Oct. 2012

Edwin de Lange gave this whisky 85 points

The most wonderful soft lowlander!

Alex

posted 4 Oct. 2012

Alex gave this whisky 71 points

One year ago I tried the 12 yo the first time. It was bottled in 2008 and was quite a disappointmernt: an unpleasant combination of dull vanilla, caramel and creme brulee. Sort of flawed, therefore the score of 71 points.

During the Whisky Live 2012 Shanghai, i had another go. It was from a new batch bottled in 2012. What a change! Refreshing, lively, fruity, a real nice aperitif. Improved a lot, now has a different and enjoyable profile. Easily 10 points more!

Just avoid the older bottlings.....

Lafroy

posted 27 Sep. 2012

Lafroy gave this whisky 65 points

Weighted rate

65

Nose - aroma

65

Initial taste

67

Body

58

Finish

65

Price

65

Presentation

70

drkrylov

posted 23 Mar. 2012

drkrylov gave this whisky 85 points

Weighted rate

85

Nose - aroma

85

Initial taste

90

Body

85

Finish

85

Price

80

Presentation

80

Yuri Krylov

drkrylov

posted 23 Mar. 2012

drkrylov gave this whisky 85 points

Color

Old gold

Nose

The wood note which is reminicent of mature logs. Very nutty with bags of brazils and hazelnuts.

Taste

Cream again this time with a freshness. A little dark cherry sharpness.

Finish

Cream with darkfruits.

Comments

Yuri Krylov

mmaclean

posted 15 Dec. 2011

mmaclean gave this whisky 78 points

Love the 12 yr release for the complex palate. It`s nice to have a 12 yr you can fall back on when invited to a tasting party for 12 yr Scotch. This also makes a nice intro Scotch ti give to someone just getting started out in their collection.

Remember it\'s maturity that makes whisky great! That\'s why I Love The Glenrothes!

markjedi1

posted 2 Nov. 2011

markjedi1 gave this whisky 85 points

Color

Old gold

Nose

The nose is very sweet with a load of caramel, a whiff of nuts and a spoonful of honey. I like it. A lot!

Taste

The taste is sweet, but not overly so. Just a tad of lemon, but again loads of caramel and honey.

Finish

The finish is medium lenght, sweet and dry.

Comments

I like it a lot! (And while it may have nothing to do with the quality of the whisky, I love the design of the bottle).

Mark Dermul Toshan Man

BeatF

posted 2 Oct. 2011

BeatF gave this whisky 80 points

Color

Jonquiripe corn

Nose

Holzfasern, deutliche Moebelpolitur, suessliches Blumenparfum, Apfelkerne (Mandelgeschmack)

Taste

Blumenwiese, Marzipan

Finish

Lakritze, deutliches Holz, ganz diskretes Raeuchlein, Molasse im mittellangen Abgang

Comments

Ganz interessanter Tropfen mit einem eigenen Charakter: fuer diesen Preis kann man nichts sagen!

hsmithjr

posted 16 Aug. 2011

hsmithjr gave this whisky 76 points

Color

Old gold

Nose

Woody. Mixed nuts. Linseed oil. Wet lumber.

Taste

Sweet and creamy. Blackberries and some raisins. Nail polish.

Finish

Medium. Fresh dark red fruit.

Comments

In an interstellar burst, I\'m back to save the universe.

CrilleVBG

posted 30 Jun. 2011

CrilleVBG gave this whisky 79 points

Color

Yellow gold

Nose

Sweet, fruity and nutty..

Taste

Very smooth taste, maybe little to smooth. Lots of vanilla flavors.

Finish

Very short.

Comments

This is a very smooth, almost like an Irish whisky. But I want more flavor and longer finish.

"The last time we drank whisky, we started returning things we never stole"

PierreDH

posted 23 Jun. 2011

PierreDH gave this whisky 78 points

Color

Deep gold

Nose

Floral, cake au citron, léger sherry.

Taste

Douce, un peu molle.

Finish

Court, amertume. Rien ne ressort vraiment

Comments

Je préfère encore le Classic.

magic_slim

posted 29 Aug. 2009

magic_slim gave this whisky 79 points

Color

Yellow gold

Nose

Fresh and clean with an intensive lemoncake flavour and very flowery. Hints of sherry but definitely not what one would expect from a sherry casked whisky. It is coloured. Lovely nose.

Taste

Very smooth, mild and easy drinkable. Sweet and fruity. Then there are malt, sherry, cake and caramel.

Finish

Sweet, pleasant and medium long. Caramel and cake.

Comments

Pleasant and easy drinkable every day dram.

saintjimmy

posted 27 Aug. 2009

saintjimmy gave this whisky 82 points

On a regular basis I prefer the cheaper 10 year old. Or the new called, classic. But perhaps that is because I prefer bourbon matured whiskies over sherry matured whiskies