Usually with whiskey of any type it is not uncommon to finish it in ex-wine barrels of one type or another in order to add more depth to its flavor profile. The time in these is typically just a few years, which makes it quite fascinating to learn that Auchentoshan, the only distillery in Scotland to continuously triple distill every single drop of its whisky, recently unveiled a limited edition expression that saw 17 years of such finish.
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READ THE STORYPriced at almost $450 per bottle, this is a limited run of just 1,800 containers. Tasting notes from the distillery are below.
To the nose: On the nose, cinnamon-spiced plums, sweet black cherries and chocolate cream. Beneath the sweetness is the subtle earthiness of ginger root, dried tobacco, cocoa and roast chestnut.
To the tongue: The palate is supple and smooth with spicy oak tannins and a subtle chalkiness. Sweet cherries, plums skins and icing sugar develop with gently warming spices and burnt orange peel.
To the end: Ripe cherries, stony minerals and rich grapey-wine tannins linger into the finish.
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