Whisky review : Auchentoshan 3 woods, Bottled @ 43%

Whisky review : Auchentoshan 3 woods, Bottled @ 43%

-My second auchentoshan
-bottled at 43%
-good looking packaging

Colour: dark coppery caramel, pale red caramel. There are definitely caramel added here, it's stated on the bottle.(Thanks to German legislation, producers have to mention it)

Nose: American white oak, leaving wondering if they used an ex-bourbon cask, fir sap, but lighter than fir...eucalyptus. Malty nose with woody but still fresh notes. Spices as well.


Taste: Spicy, white pepper, turns bitter than sweet again. Can taste the sherry cask here, spices, fortified red wine, sweet wood, port wood. When water is added, more sweet notes come through, oak, sherry spiciness

Finish: wood sap, sweet yet acidic wood bark, spicy notes (sherry) and sweet oak notes.

B+ for taste, I enjoy the sherry influence here
A for presentation, nice colours, very professional.
D for price. At 76,95$ (LCBO), it's a definite waste of money. I'd rather get the Valinch at 64$. At 77$, I can't recommend this malt. I would rather see it at 65$ or a bit less. Should be cheaper than the Valinch. (Master of Malt sells it for 58$, which I feel is reasonable).