The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 12 Year Old 2005 Distillery Cask #135
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Auchentoshan
12 Year Old 2005 Distillery Exclusive PX Cask #135 Number of bottles : undisclosed ABV : 59.8% Color : copper Tasted on 01/05/2019 |
Embrace
One of the joys in my life is collecting and
tasting the distillery casks that Auchentoshan offers at the end of
the tour. These ‘bottle your own’ are excellent casks, all of them,
and this is one that was bottled in 2017. It is a PX sherry butt
that was filled in 2005. So the malt is 12 years old when I had it
filled. It set me back some £80.
Candy floss and maple syrup embrace in this
without a shred of a doubt fantastic nose! Nicely creamy on toffee,
raisins, black prunes, dark chocolate and black berries. You can
just smell the sherry. Turns a bit floral and even somewhat
delicate. Nicely layered and inviting.
The first sip was simply intense and honeysweet.
Dark chocolate, berries and hints of candied red fruit are joined by
nutmeg, cloves and a hint of cinnamon. Some spearmint shines through
in the background. Slowly the fruit evolves towards the dried
variety.
The finish is long, spicy and a touch zesty.
Very beautiful single cask. It was one of the
highlights of my birthday tasting. What a pity I only ordered two
bottles…