The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
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Auchentoshan 14 Year Old 1991 Douglas of Drumlanrig
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Auchentoshan
14 Year Old 1991
Douglas of Drumlanrig Number of bottles: undisclosed ABV : 49% Color : white wine Tasted on 29/12/2021 |
To Forget Quickly
It has
become a tradition that I organize a so-called Toshan Man Birthday
Tasting for my birthday. Due to corona, this is unfortunately online
for the second year in a row. Hopefully live again next year. As the
opener of that tasting – the
apero, so to speak – we taste this older bottling of Douglas
or Drumlanrig in which an Auchentoshan from 1991 appeared that was
allowed to rest on a bourbon barrel for 14 years. I'm honestly a bit
surprised with the relatively low alcohol content.
The nose
is very simple. Cereals with some citrus fruit, a little butter,
something of camphor and white pepper. If I'm being completely
honest... it is quite boring and does not even smell pleasant.
It's a
bit better on the palate, but it never gets big. Now I mainly get
apples and
lime juice, some banana and white pepper. Lemongrass. Licorice. A
hint of kiwi. This is much better than the nose announced.
The
finish is rather short, sweet and soft peppery.
Mediocre, really. Disappointing. An aperitif to quickly forget.