Auchroisk 25 Year Old (Distilled 1990) Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Product of: United Kingdom

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A mix of refill American Oak hogsheads and refill European Oak butts filled in 1990. A maximum of 3,954 individually numbered bottles were released as part of Diageo’s 2016 Special Releases. Bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration or added colour.

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Review and Tasting

Sampled on 10/10/2016

Appearance:

Clear, pale golden amber.

Aroma:

Quite closed with cut grass, pencil shavings, cinnamon and light clove. However, a dash of water reveals pungent pear drops, pear skin and faint almond oil. Very faint smokiness.

Taste:

Barley water, pencil shavings, cinnamon and white pepper spice mask underlying pear fruitiness. Water make flavours harmonious with more fruit, faint aniseed and orange emerging.

Aftertaste:

Liquorice emerges in the long finish with subtle aniseed and clove spice.

Overall:

Light-bodied yet with a woody chewiness. A dash of water is essential to reveal this malt’s pleasing pear fruitiness, otherwise overshadowed by oak and mild spice.