Auchentoshan 1990 16 Years Old Bourbon Matured

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 67 by Dave Broom and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Immediate oak lactone (coconut) over praline and a hint of chocolate. As it opens there’s redfruit and madeleine. A little fusty with water, the sweetness of draff and vanilla. Palate Hint of orange peel, then chocolate shifting to tinned peach and malt. Good feel. Water brings out the cereal note; wholemeal bread and creamy butter. Finish Dustymalt. Fades a little quickly. Comment Draff mixed with whipped cream? It’s a Glasgwegian cranachan.

Martine Nouet Nose Intense, fruity, with a luscious cakey fragrance in the back. Greengage flan, shortbread, honey syrup. Oak is well integrated... Palate Crisp and firm but releasing a well controlled sweet maltiness. Well balanced, with a tangy feel which dries the flavours. Oak is more perceptible at midpalate. Finish Dry with a slight bitterness and a leafy note. Comment A well educated dram, pleasant, balanced. Maybe just lacking the sparkle which would make it gain a better score.