The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 37 Year Old 1974 Cask #5611
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Auchentoshan
37 Year Old 1974 OB, 2012 Number of bottles: 92 ABV : 40,3% Color : gold Tasted on 23/05/2015 |
Seville Oranges
A little over two years ago I tried sister cask #5613, of which bottle
90/100 sits in the Toshan Man collection. I even made a Whisky
Rambling on video about it, because it is such a grand whisky. I was
not even aware that cask #5611 was also bottled, until my German
whiskybuddy pointed it out to me and immediately sent me a sample.
This cask only yielded 92 bottles and the strength is a tad lower.
But I do expect them to be quite similar. Let us taste.
Oh, what a wonderful fruit salade on the nose. All kinds of citrus
(oranges in the lead), but also soft apples and even some kiwi.
Mirabelles? Hint of orangettes, hint of espresso with chocolate
shavings on the milky foam. Some nuts, maybe roasted. Soft and very
inviting.
It is wonderfully creamy and even a tad feisty upon arrival. But it
softens up real quick to make the mouth warm with coffee, toffee,
Sevilla oranges and a leaf of mint. Mildly floral. Well-seasoned
without over doing it. Think ginger, nutmeg and some pepper.
I get a mildly bitter touch from the oak in the medium long finish, but
nothing to be alarmed about. Nice balance. It dies a spicy death.