Auchentoshan New Product Range

[Glen Mhor]

Auchentoshan Distillery – home to Scotland’s triple distilled single malt whisky – is extending its premium product range and unveiling a stylish new look. The 10 Year-Old is being replaced by a 12 Year-Old and an 18 Year-Old expression has been added to the range.





Guess what i bought straight away upon getting this news?.....yes, you guessed rightly.....i bought the old Auchentoshan 10 year old (it is/will be discontinued) and the 18 year old straight away. I think their new labels are to modern only because i like the old world look.

If anyone can find links and photos of the new product range please post them here or provide a link.


It is after all a perfect day !

Glen Mhor

[Glen Mhor]

I found a link of the new range!

http://www.whiskygrotto.com/2008/06/...and-packaging/

[Vange]

It looks exactly like what Highland Park did.

[Lost Pollito]

Did you get to try any yet? I'll be tasting a ton of them tomorrow.

[Gillman]

This is interesting. Being triple distilled in the Lowlands style, I wonder if these higher ages suit Auchentoshan.

Gary

[boss302]

This is interesting. Being triple distilled in the Lowlands style, I wonder if these higher ages suit Auchentoshan.

Gary

Bushmills' single malts are aged up to 21 years (along with 10-year and 16-year expressions). They are also triple-distilled, and I believe the 21-year held up very well to such a long period of maturation.

[Lost Pollito]

Well....I'm tasting the whole line tonight at work, and will post some thoughts on Friday.

[Gillman]

It is true that Bushmills is distilled three times but (in my experience) Auchentoshan is a much milder malt. Jameson's pure pot still whisky is also triple-distilled but it retains a considerable oily character - even more so than Bushmills - that can be modified by long aging.

Gary

[Gillman]

I now think that maybe for the period past 8 years or so the distillery might put the whisky is heavily resused barrels, to ensure distillery character is not effaced by the extra years. Or perhaps not, but I was just wondering..

Gary

[AVB]

I reviewed the 21 back in 2004 here and thought the 3 wood was a better deal.

Also, while Irish whiskey is mostly triple distilled it is unusual now for scotch.....not exactly an apples to apples comparison.

This is interesting. Being triple distilled in the Lowlands style, I wonder if these higher ages suit Auchentoshan.

Gary