Whisky review : Auchentoshan 18 years old, bottled @ 43%

Whisky review : Auchentoshan 18 years old, bottled @ 43%

-4th Auchentoshan
-bottled at 43%
-Last of my Auchentoshan mini-series

Colour: brighter than the 12 years old. strawy-gold.

Nose: soft caramel, toffee, smells more like a well sat malt, but it's still less interesting than the 12 years old. Some leather notes, like an old brandy. When water is added, it turns into a more bourbon sweet spirity nose, sweet cereal, like cooked corn.

Mouth: Smooth, spicy, chilli, but not too rough, then turns into sweet tingly white peppery notes that lingers on the tongue. When water is added, it delivers some delicate sweet notes, like the Arran Bourdon cask, baked apples on the teeth, a more gentle yet spicy apricot jam malt.

Finish: leaves a wood sap, green wood flavour, yet spicy.

B+ for the taste
A for the presentation
E for the price.It can find in Edmonton for 109,99$. It's way above the price point for this malt. I know it's 18 years old but still, there's room for improvement. Does not quite feel like a real mature malt. I would say, considering the age, 70$. Not a penny more. (The MRP for this one is around 89$). This is one those malt that, like the Glenfiddich, that reaches its potential at lower ages.