65,3°
Distillery : Auchroisk - Speyside
1st Fill Heavy Toast Medium Char Barrel
Independent Bottling
By Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Founded in 1983, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has now produced thousands of bottlings, including more than 73 from the Auchroisk distillery, which is little known because its production is mainly for blends. The cask used here was heavily toasted to produce a smoky flavour unusual in Speysiders. 177 bottles were produced.
Let's Taste It :
Macerated grapes, soggy wood, fairly strong brown tobacco, cigar ashes, shoe polish, dates and figs, marzipan, pudding, dark chocolate, black fertile earth, bay leaves, pan-fried mushrooms. Various vegetables. On the palate, still fermented grapes and dark chocolate, with liquorice and coffee, pastry filling, fierce spices, nutmeg, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper. Explosive finish, very powerful but not very long, cola, cedar leaves, Armenian paper, and still dark chocolate and grapes, deep earthy notes, chestnuts, truffles, sesame seeds.
In Short,
It's very interesting, but I don't find the style of the other Auchroisk I've tasted at all. This one has a lot of character, which wasn't necessarily the case with the others. It's quite woody, with a hint of dried fruit. The finish is very intense, perhaps it would have been better to add a little water. All in all, it's not bad at all and deserves to be tasted. As for buying one, it's complicated, firstly because it seems to be sold out, and secondly because the high alcohol content may discourage some people.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Chapter 24 - I've Never
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