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Gedistilleerd op | 04.11.1993 |
Gebotteld | 2012 |
Land | Schotland |
Streek | Lowlands |
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Alcohol percentage | 46 |
Inhoud | 0,70 |
Conditie | In originele verpakking |
Etiket | Perfect |
Voorraad | 0 |
A bottling by Meadowside Blending, which is a company run by Andy and Donald Hart (of Hart Bros fame).
Colour: gold.
Nose: a rather typical and rather naked Auchentoshan, less creamy and vanilla-ed that modern official Auchentoshans in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong, there is some vanilla but I also enjoy these notes of oranges, grapefruits and pineapples, the overall profile being gently spirity and estery.
Mouth: punchier than expected but well in the style, one of the very last genuine Lowlanders out there. I get melons, bananas, guavas, then more citrus fruits and in the background, very nice touches of verbena and lemon grass. It’s all very nicely ‘nervous’. Nice oomph.
Finish: medium long, slightly tarty, on lemon and cider apples. Touches of green oak in the aftertaste and even a wee saltiness – where does that come from?
Comments: a most perfect example of the make, quite close to the distillate while being perfectly mature