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Auchentoshan Valinch 2012
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Distiller:
Auchentoshan
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Bottler:
Auchentoshan
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ABV:
57.2%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: Altogether this is a decidedly strange whisky that doesn’t entirely hang together. Curious more than anything.
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- Raided Score: 94
- Publication: Wine Enthusiast
- Excerpt: Even if you don't detect the smoke in the aroma, which tends towards fresh apple and vanilla, it's in full bloom on the palate.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Distiller
- Excerpt: Adding a few drops of water will calm the fire just a tad while enhancing the vanilla and sweet chocolate notes."
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- Raided Score: 84
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Big spice as it opens with a fruity backbone. Liked it quite a bit, but for some reason just couldn’t quite give it a B+…
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: The tail end of the tasting notes and the finish really cripple it. I like that it is cask strength and sort of unique but the taste just can’t hold up.
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- Raided Score: 85
- Publication: Whiskey Advocate
- Excerpt: Spice, cream, and lively Jaffa oranges on the palate. A touch of (not unpleasant) new make spirit comes through in the relatively lengthy finish.
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Intro:
This is a yearly cask strength release from Auchentoshan.
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Nose:
Vanilla and some strong wood noted followed by wine and what smells like grape PX sweetness. Sugary, syrupy and thick on the fruit. I don't think this is a wine finished whiskey but damn does it smell like it.
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Taste:
Thicker on the tongue than I expected, there's some astringent plastics, some wine and gritty sweetness and a bit of thick cream. It's pretty delicious overall but would be truly amazing if not for that bitter astringent plasticky note.
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Finish:
Long but hot. Artificially sweet and thick and lots of plastic.
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Overall:
The tail end of the tasting notes and the finish really cripple it. I like that it is cask strength and sort of unique but the taste just can't hold up.
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Score:
5
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