The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan Special One-Off by Fred Laing
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Auchentoshan
Special One-Off
Auchentoshan at Cask Strength created
for Mark by Fred Laing No of bottles: 1 ABV : undisclosed Color : sunlight Tasted on 14/02/2014 |
Unique
On Friday 14th February 2014 we visited Jan Beckers in the Douglas Laing
HQ in Glasgow. We were very pleasantly surprised when halfway through
our visit none other than Fred Laing himself dropped by to make our
acquaintance. And he had a special gift for the Toshan Man. What an
honor! The card around the bottle read: 'A special one-off Auchentoshan
at cask strength created for Mark by Fred!' At first I did not want to
open it, but when Fred asked me how I liked his creation, I felt obliged
to honor his work and taste it. And I have no regrets!
Nice vanilla, lemongrass and coconut on the nose of this unique
sample. I have no idea about the ABV, Fred did not mention it. Grain
cookies too. And something like mandarin from a tin. Gooseberries in
the distance.
It prickles the tongue and is quite oily. Almost syrupy, in fact.
Wonderfully sweet, which is how I like my Toshan. Citrus, but also
Poire William (the fruit, not the drink) and even some English
marmalade, mildly bitter oranges. Coconut shavings. Liquorice and
white pepper
I would not have minded it the finish had been a tad longer, but it
certainly does not disappoint.
A very nice and utterly unique Auchentoshan that I will cherish.