The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 17 Year Old 1996 Berry Bros & Rudd
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Auchentoshan
17 Year Old 1996 Berry Bros & Rudd, cask 202 Number of bottles: undisclosed ABV : 46% Color : white wine Tasted on 05/09/2015 |
White Bread
Berry Brothers & Rudd from London has already brought six Auchentoshan to
the market. This is one of their more recent releases, a 17 Year Old
from 1996. The pale color strongly suggests a bourbon cask
The nose is quite closed and needs hand warmth to open up. Barley sugars,
grasses, citrus fruit, vanilla and some nougat. Some wild flowers
and a handful of gooseberries. Nothing earth shattering, but nothing
amiss either. The longer you wait, the sweeter it becomes. Then some
caramel and chocolate kick in.
The body is quite light, yet mouth coating. Sweet, fresh and a touch
spicy. Quite zesty, even. Lemongrass, grapefruit, heathery flowers.
White bread. From the second sip on it becomes really pleasant. A
typical spring dram, perfect as aperitif.
Good (and surprisingly long) finish on citrus and spices