The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 12 Year Old Single Minded
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Auchentoshan
12 Year Old 2001 Douglas Laing Single Minded Number of bottles: undisclosed ABV : 41,5% Color : White wine Tasted on 10/06/2014 |
Zespri
Fred Laing and Jan Beckers selected three bourbon hogsheads to create
this Single Minded bottling. It is a very pale Auchentoshan from
2001, that I tasted for the first time at Qwhizky, our yearly whisky
quiz. Not one team was able to guess it was an Auchentoshan and when
revealed people were surprised with the fruitiness and quality,
which made me quite happy. Now it is time for me to taste it in the
comfort of my whisky basement.
I find the nose to bo top notch Auchentoshan: loads of citrus, grain
cookies and lemongrass. Vanilla with a mild pepper. Hints of almonds.
A bit on the light side, though.
On the palate, though, it is quite punchy and indeed very fruity. Both
white fruit (mostly pears) and yellow fruit. Think unripe pineapple,
peach and a tiny bit of zespri (yellow kiwi). Ginger is the spice of
the day.
The finish can be described as long, with a nice spiciness and a bit of
orange zest at the death.
This is a very, very pleasant spring dram.