As I (didn’t really) walk into the (virtual) whisky shop looking for a good all-round whisky, to which I shall treat next week’s dinner guests, I once again fell for the simple beauty of what has grown to become a lowland classic: Auchentoshan. After rekindling my love for their standard 12 year old bottling a year ago, I decided to splash out and get the Three Wood expression. Before I continue, you may want to check out my reviews of the Auchentoshan 12 and 21 (limited)expressions.
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Boys, girls – I’m in love! Call me ridiculous if you wish, but once again I’ve come across something that makes my heart skip a beat if mentioned, the scent of which makes me weak at the knees, the thought of which makes me blush like a little girl who has just kissed a boy on the cheek. It’s not a new romance, granted, but certainly rekindled. I’m the type of person who will fall head over heels for something and then sort of forget it when something else comes along. So dusting off my bottle of Auchentoshan 12 y.o. was a most pleasant experience indeed.
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I’m not quite sure how I feel about Auchentoshan; while it is Scottish, it was founded by Irish refugees in 1823, and on top of that it is located on the outskirts of Glasgow (with fear of being stabbed, I won’t go into detail on why I don’t like Glasgow, the knife-crime capital of the UK). With their whisky being quite tasty, I’m torn.
Something that makes Auchentoshan rather unique in Scotland is that they practice triple distilling, whereas most Scottish malts are only distilled twice, which gives a hint as to where the founders were from. It is also one out of only three currently active Lowland distilleries along with Glenkinchie and Bladnoch.
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