News

16/11/2024

Long have I searched for the elusive third release of the Bartender's Malt, which was the so-called City Edition, available only in Glasgow bars. Years and years without any luck until a few months ago my friend Kit - who once worked for Auchentoshan - flippantly said 'You can have mine'. Lo and behold, it has finally found it's rightful place in the Toshan Temple.

24/08/2024

In May 2023 I was asked to be the godfather of an Auchentoshan 2010 cask, that would be filled with a stout from the FoxTown Beer Crew. After more than 12 months of ageing, the stout is now bottled at 13% ABV and labeled 'All Hail the Toshan Man'. I'm chuffed!

26/05/2024

I've got the best of friends! My buddy Rainer visited the Auchentoshan distillery and offered to bring back the current Distillery Exclusive, a fantastic oloroso single cask #10747 at a whopping 56.2%, distilled on 15th of February 2012 and bottled on 27th April 2024, making it a whopping 22 years old malt!

17/02/2024

Cask #2412 was bottled for Christmas in 2010 for Belgian club Fulldram. Little did I know that there was actually a small second batch - only 10 bottles strong - that was kept at the Malts of Scotland warehouses. After a lengthy conversation with owner Thomas Ewers, I was able to add bottle 3 of 10 to the Toshan Temple. Thomas felt it belonged in the collection and thus donated it. How sweet! I'm over the moon with this bottle, as it means my Malts of Scotland collection of Auchentoshan releases remains complete.

08/02/2024

Another Cask Strength Collection decanter from signatory has found its way into the collection: Cask #539, distdilled in 1992 and bottled in 2016, this is a lovely 24 year old.

22/12/2023

The track record of tasted Auchentoshan has now reached 278! Be sure to check out the Tasting Notes section.

21/12/2023

Oh, my, Santa came a few days early this year, bringing me this wonderful gift: Auchentoshan 31 Year Old 1991 Whisky Sponge by Decadent Drinks. Obviously I tried it straight away and guess what? It's a cracker!

19/12/2023

A 9 years old Auchentoshan, bottled by Douglas Laing in their famous Old Particular series, for the Belgian shop GOS, has found it's way into the Toshan Temple. And it's quite lovely to boot!

21/10/2023

Some rather elusive releases have finally made it into the collection: a 13 years old Artist Collective (with a beautiful aquarelle on the label), a 22 years old sherry cask finish by Signatory and a 29 years old from Blackadder, aptly named 'Statement'. Enjoy!

09/09/2023

Auchentoshan just celebrated it's 200th anniversary with a fantastic festival and and outstanding exclusive release of a 25 years old malt. It goes without saying that The Toshan Man was there, enjoyed the party and got himself a bottle of that exclusive nectar. Find out all about it in articles in Distillery Visit & Toshan Tales. Enjoy!

12/04/2023

Hurray, another official release added to the collection. It had been quite a while since I was able to do that, but now the 21 Year Old 1981 single cask 4613 is part of the ever expanding collection.

06/01/2023

Happy New Year! On the eve of my birthday, I was able to add another great bottle to my collection. It's a 1960s blend containing quite a bit of Auchentoshan: Maclachlan's 8 Year Old Five Castles. Love it!

04/12/2022

Asta Morris, Belgian independent bottler and a personal friend, has just released 164 bottles from a single cask that was put to sleep in 1998. This 24 Year Old Auchentoshan is simply outstanding, so I got me a box of 6 bottles to last me until spring... Check it out here.

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