The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 14 Year Old 1999 Hart Brothers
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Auchentoshan
14 Year Old 1999
Hart Brothers Number of bottles: undisclosed ABV : 56,1% Color : Pale Straw Tasted on 17/07/2015 |
Sweet Malt
Hart Brothers clearly has quite some casks of Auchentoshan 1999 in their
warehouses. I previously tasted an 11 Year Old, 13 Year Old and 16
Year Old, all bottled at a drinking strength of 46%. This 14 Year
Old from their Finest Collection was bottled at cask strength. It
matured on bourbon casks.
The nose is typically Auchentoshan with loads of floral elements, sweet
malt, vanilla and citrus. Lemongrass and heather. Some nougat, melon
and pineapple too. Softly spiced on ginger and some pepper.
Liquorice.
It is surprisingly powerful and spicy on the palate. The pepper speaks
first, before the citrus fruit (think lime an grapefruit) are
allowed to show themselves. Hints of sugared nuts. Sweet and
accessible, but quite punchy.
The medium long finish is full of citrus and pepper.
This is a bit of an identical twin to the 16 Year Old, I must say. But more powerful due to the cask strength. Thanks for the generous sample, Raphael!
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