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Auchentoshan 1976 40 Years Old

Brand Auchentoshan
Expression 1976 40 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 40 Year Old
Vintage 1965
Abv 41.60%
Produced at Auchentoshan Distillery
Region Lowland
Availability Specialist retailers
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.morrisonbowmore.co.uk

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

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Nose
Similar to the 30 Years Old, this time with extra coconut and fragrance (green fig, lemon, marshmallow) then there’s cooked pear. Becomes waxy with some pollen.
Palate
An ash-like quality then a subtle, fragrant, palate. Aromatic woods, pot pourri. Light and creamy with a lovely texture that lifts into. After Eight mint.
Finish
Dries to cereal again.
Comment
Old but still fresh. All very discreet. At its best neat.

Martine Nouet

Nose
Floral, perfumy. Cedary with a pleasant earthy note (pine needles). The floral note is swept by fruit (apple juice).
Palate
Smooth and velvety. Very fresh and inviting. Liquorice losanges. Hint of toffee.
Finish
Biscuity, lingers on liquorice, with a hint of oak.
Comment
An appetising dram, more complex than it seems. Still alert though quite matured (quite a comforting thought !)

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