Auchentoshan 18 Year Old

Colour – deep golden amber. Long legs, it sticks to the glass.

Nose: vanilla, oak, cut grass, floral, sweet caramel and crisp apples.

Palate: smooth and soft in the mouth. Dry spiced oak, barley, sweet caramel, dried fruits, lightly spiced fading to a drying pepper.

The finish is fairly long, sweet and lightly peppered.

A drop of water really opens up the nose nicely and I would recommend it. I really didn't like the NAS or 3wood, the 12 is very good but this is a completely different level.

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