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AUCHENTOSHAN Established: 1823 Status: Working Location: A82, Great Western Road by Erskine Bridge, Dalmuir Visitor centre: Yes Website: No • Aged 17 Years, Bordeaux Wine Finish (8 years in bourbon barrels then 9 years in St. Julien Bordeaux wine casks), 3600 bottles available, 51% Legless Scotsman's rating: 9+ (93 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 23 points: fruity, honey, sweets / Taste 24 points: full-bodied, caramel, fruity, sweet, winey / Finish 23 points: medium long, fruity and sweet finish / Balance 23 points. Very tasty whisky.) • 12 Years Old Legless Scotsman's rating: 9 (90 points) (Colour: pale amber / Nose 24 points: winey, tobacco, nutty / Taste 23 points: medium-bodied, sweet, fruity, malty, nutty / Finish 23 points: strong and medium finish / Balance 22 points.) • Advance sample, Aged 9 Years, d 9/2000, refill Hogshead, DL Ref 5507, b 3/2010, 50% Douglas & Laing) Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (89 points) (Colour: white wine / Nose 22 points: spicy, ginger, medicine, salty / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, salmiac, salty / Finish 23 points: salty, long and salmiac finish / Balance 22 points.) • 10 Years Old Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (88 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 22 points: floral, cognac, fruity, praline / Taste 22 points: floral, medium-bodied, fruity, sweet, vanilla, caramel / Finish 22 points: medium finish / Balance 22 points.) • Three Wood Malt Legless Scotsman's rating: 9- (88 points) (Colour: dark syrup / Nose 22 points: sweet, nutty / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, sweet, woody, pine, sap, winey / Finish 22 points: medium sweet finish / Balance 22 points.) • Aged 18 Years, American bourbon oak, 43% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (86 points) (Colour: gold / Nose 21 points: coffee, perume, ginger / Taste 22 points: medium-bodied, fruity, sweet, oranges / Finish 22 points: medium long and fruity finish / Balance 21 points.) • Auchentoshan Select Legless Scotsman's rating: 8.5 (86 points) (Colour: pale amber / Nose 23 points: fruity, candy, teabags, spicy, ginger, apples, cinnamon, leathery like wallet / Taste 21 points: medium-bodied, sweets, sugary, fruity / Finish 21 points: medium long and sweet finish / Balance 21 points.) • Auchentoshan 1998, Fino Sherry European Oak, 54.6% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8+ (84 points) (Colour: gold / Nose 20 points: sherry, vanilla / Taste 22 points: full-bodied, sweeet, sherry, vanilla / Finish 21 points: long, vanilla and sweet finish / Balance 21 points.) • Bordeaux Cask matured, limited edition, Aged 11 Years, 58% Legless Scotsman's rating: 8 (80 points) (Colour: amber / Nose 19 points: nutty, winey, marzipan / Taste 21 points: full-bodied, spicy, sweet, winey / Finish 20 points: long and swiney finish / Balance 20 points.) |
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