HAWKERS SLOE GIN
Hawker’s Sloe Gin is the authority in the sloe gin category. William
Hawker created the original recipe in the late 1790’s and the
family business...
Scotch Single Malt Whisky - Auchentoshan
The only distillery left employing a true fullt-time third distillation (Springbank produce Hazelburn for part of the year, and a few other distillers have triple-distilled occasionally).
In days gone by, the distillery was situated in beautiful surroundings at Old Kilpatrick (originally being built in 1800) by the River Clyde to the West of Glasgow. However, the city suburbs have now swallowed up the site and the view now includes the Erskine Bridge across the Clyde. We heartily recommend this distillery for an afternoon's visit if you're in the Glasgow area; you will be glad of the warm Glaswegian welcome and the chance to see triple distillation in action.
The subarban setting has not in any way affected the quality of the whisky which ages particularly well for a Lowland malt. Auchentoshan also has the distinction of taking its water from Cochna Loch, a loch in the Highland region. The distillery is now owned by Morrison Bowmore, which is in turn part of the Japanese Suntory group, who oversee this unique distillery with pride and craft.
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Duncan Taylor Whisky Galore 9 Year Old Auchentoshan |
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Bin No |
DUNC-004 |
Region |
Lowland |
Size |
70cl |
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ABV |
46% |
Bottled by |
Duncan Taylor |
Price |
£28.65 |
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Colour: Pale gold. Nose: Malty, sweet and dry. Flavour: Light, fresh slightly dry and grassy. Finish: Fresh and a little spicy. Comments: Easy going Lowlander with a spicy edge. Gold Medal - Whisky Magazine Independent Bottlers Challenge |
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Old Malt Cask 17 Year Old Auchentoshan |
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Bin No |
OMC1508 |
Region |
Lowland |
Size |
70cl |
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ABV |
50% |
Bottled by |
Douglas Laing |
Price |
£61.25 |
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Nose: freakishly identical aroma to the distillery 21 year old!! If anything, has a suggestion of bourbon the other lacks. Taste: sweet, brown sugar candy with a wonderful injection of spice; excellent mouth feel and balance; the eye watering succulence makes you purr. Finish: long, with the spices countering the thick barley intensity; gentle waves of vanilla offer the required dryness. Balance: if casks of such brilliance can be located in the ‘Toshan warehouses – and they must be in there somewhere – the distillery can do worse that to find them and follow Douglas Laing’s lead up the distillery’s profile. A legendary bottling. 94 points Jim Murray's 2009 Whisky Bible |
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