The Toshan Man

Pears in the pan

Through Whiskybase I was contacted by The-Man-best-Friend, a German whisky lover. He had noticed that I had not yet tried this 11 Year Old Auchentoshan from Hart Brothers and sent me a generous sample, because he wanted to know how I felt about this Toshan. Well, well, are those the perks of being somewhat well-known? Anyway, herzlichen dank, Michael!

This is a typical Auchentoshan nose, exactly the way I like it. Fairly sweet, delicate on lime and barley sugar. Mildly floral on hay and lemon grass. Hints of toasted oak. Gooseberries in the distance. Toffee apples. Pears in the pan. A sour touch of mandarin. Nice!

Sliglty oily, almost creamy, on the palate. Again very sweet on sugared nuts, baked apples, loads of citrus. Make that limoncello. Boy, this goes down very easily.

Fairly long finish, in which a note of pepper appears as well as some oak.

Typical aperitif style Toshan, easy as lemonade. Mesa happy.