The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 19 Year Old 1997 Old Malt Cask
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Auchentoshan
19 Year Old 1997 Old Malt Cask - Hunter Laing Refill Hogshead #HL13300 Number of bottles : 285 ABV : 50% Color : sunlight Tasted on 15/04/2018 |
Coconut
After the Laing brothers split up, Stuart founded his own company Hunter Laing & Co and one of the brands he took with him is the famous Old Malt Cask, in which single casks are bottled at 50%. This Auchentoshan from 1997 is just a few months shy of two decades.
Fresh, but spicy nose on citrus, icing sugar, vanilla and a surprising large amount of coconut.
Good body. Again spicy on white pepper and ginger. The fruit on duty is still lemon and lime and the icing sugar returns. A nice continuation of the nose, but not very complex. But who cares, when it’s good.
The finish is short to medium long with more citrus and a return of the coconut.
Fairly straightforward whisky from my favorite distillery. Typical spring whisky.