The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 15 Year Old 1998 Pearls of Scotland
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Auchentoshan
15 Year Old 1998
Pearls of Scotland, cask #102354 Number of bottles: 283 ABV : 60,5% Color : gold Tasted on 10/10/2015 |
Jelly Beans
It was not even six months ago that I tried a bottle of Auchentoshan 1998
from Pearls of Scotland and lo and behold, today a sister cask is
dropped on my desk. This one is bottled at 60,5% ABV, slightly less
than the previous one, but still sturdy. I wonder at what strength
this was put to sleep.
Ha! The nose is like a twin of the previous Pearls.
It starts with a touch of
sulphur that evaporates quickly and is then followed by marzipan,
citrus, gooseberries, heather honey and barley sugar. A floral touch
of both flowers and grasses. Something umami in the background, but
it is gone before you realize you noticed it. Menthol. Jelly Beans.
Diluted I get a touch of plasticine, which does not really work with
this Toshan.
Powerful attack, piquant and spicy. But it turns sweet and soft and quite
quaffable immediately without the addition of water. Now mostly
citrus fruit and a bitter touch. Slowly but surely it becomes a bit
dry. The sweetness lingers more and it takes longer for the
bitterness to appear if you add some water.
Regarding the finish, we are quickly done. Sweet and dry but short. With
water: ditto.