The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
News
14/04/2025
Ooh, another addition to the Toshan Temple of an old release. I already have cask 2507 and 2509 in the collection of the Auchentoshan 31 Year Old 1965 (bottled in 1997) but have now been able to add cask 2502. Hurray!
05/12/2024
About a year ago, a 14 years old sherry cask matured Auchentoshan was bottled exclusively for Taiwan. Thanks to my friend Lars, I was now able to add two of these to my collection. One to keep... and one to drink! I truly have the best friends.
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!
Welcome to The Toshan Man!
'I
am the Toshan Man!' says Mark Dermul, a whisky aficionado
and collector from Belgium. He's the driving force behind the Flemish
whiskyblog 'Whivie'
(Which is an acronym for Whisky Voor Iedereen, i.e. Whisky for Everyone)
on which he posts whisky news in general and professes his love for
Auchentoshan in particular. The Toshan Man is a tribute to the Triple Distilled Lowlander near Glasgow, which he visits every few years since 2010. Those are trips that will be long remembered, not in the least because of the friendly reception by the enthusiastic crew.
In these pages, you'll find Mark's ever expanding Auchentoshan whisky collection, reports of his trips to Auchentoshan Distillery and tasting notes of all the Toshan expressions he has tried. Enjoy your stay and May the Malt be with you!
You can visit Mark's profile on Facebook, as well as the page of his personal whiskyblog 'Whivie'. Become a friend, why don't you? Let's share the passion for this beautiful dram.
Slàinte!
14/04/2025 - Auchentoshan 31 Year Old 1965 - cask 2502
A new addition to the
Toshan Temple! I already had cask 2507
and 2509 from this vintage, but am happy
to add cask 2502 to the collection.
05/12/2024 - Auchentoshan 14 Year Old Sherry Cask Taiwan Exclusive
I've got the best
friends. Thank you, Lars, for bringing
this Taiwan exclusive to the Toshan
Temple in Belgium!
16/11/2024 - Bartender's Malt 03 The City Edition
A unicorn! This bottle
never reached the market as it was
produced in extremely limited quantities
and available only to bartenders in
Glasgow. Finally got one!
24/08/2024 - All Hail the Toshan Man!
My very own stout,
matured on an Auchentoshan 2010 whisky
barrel, produced by the FoxTown Beer
Crew. The cask ended up in the
collection as well!
What will you find on this website?
Step into the bar and check what Toshans Mark has tried so far.
Read Mark's reports of his visits to the Auchentoshan Distillery - with loads of photos!
