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Auchroisk 47 yo 1974/2021 (48.7%, OB, Prima & Ultima, 382 bottles) - 240821

 



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Auchroisk Scotch Whisky tasting notes

The Whisky Tasting Indexes - Auchroisk

 

Auchroisk - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Speyside
WF Distillery Ranking: Non Classé A (all current rankings here)


Status: Active - Stills: 8 (4 wash, 4 spirit) - Founded: 1974
Address: Mulben, Banffshire, EB55 6XS - Phone: +44 (0)1542-860 333
Web: www.malts.com - More info: Malt Madness  


One of my favourite expressions so far:
Auchroisk 26 yo 1979/2006 (56,7%, Signatory, Sherry Butt #25427, 592 bottles)
86 points - Last tasted on November 1, 2006 - Tasting notes here.
Auchroisk

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Rubber Malty Salt Oranges Cake Caramel Vanilla Apple


MM Distillery profile:
Auchroisk is one of the youngest distilleries in Scotland. It was founded in 1974 and their first single malt whisky was bottled and sold at a barely legal age in the UK in 1978. That sort of makes it the Arran of it's day, I guess. Official bottlings have been marketed under the name 'The Singleton' since 1986, probably because... More on Malt Madness.
Auchroisk

Check all the 'winners' (90 points or more) on this wee list (PDF)

Whiskyfun tasting notes
OB - no vintage
  • Singleton of Auchroisk 10yo (43%, OB, +/-2000) - 040807
  • Auchroisk 10 yo 'Flora & Fauna' (43%, OB, +/-2010) - 050114
  • Auchroisk 20 yo (58.1%, OB, 5856 bottles, 2010) - 071110
OB - vintage
  • Auchroisk 47 yo 1974/2021 (48.7%, OB, Prima & Ultima, 382 bottles) - 240821
  • Singleton of Auchroisk 1975 (43%, OB) - no notes - 68
  • The Singleton of Auchroisk 1975 (40%, OB, 75cl, +/-1992) - 230210
  • Auchroisk 30 yo 1982/2012 (54.7%, OB, 2976 bottles) - 221112
  • The Singleton of Auchroisk 1983 (40%, OB, circa 1994) - 011106
  • Singleton of Auchroisk 1985 (40%, OB) - no notes - 78
  • Auchroisk 25 yo 1990/2016 (53.4%, OB, Special Release, 3,954 bottles) - 201016
  • Auchroisk 1999/2009 'Manager's Choice' (60.6%, OB, cask #111323, 642 bottles) - 071110
Blackadder
  • Auchroisk 18yo 1989/2008 (59.4%, Blackadder RC, Sherry, cask #30268, 373 bottles) - 280109
Cadenhead
  • Auchroisk 12 yo 1978/1990 (59.3%, Cadenhead, dumpy black label, 75cl) - 160706
  • Auchroisk 27 yo 1988/2016 (48.6%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 258 bottles) - 201016
  • Auchroisk 15 yo 1989 (59.5%, Cadenhead) - 160706
Chieftain's
  • Auchroisk 11 yo 1989/2001 'Portwood Finish' (43%, Chieftain's) - no notes - 77
Coopers Choice
  • Auchroisk 22 yo 1991/2013 (49.5%, The Coopers Choice, Marsala finish, cask #9048, 250 bottles) - 050114
Douglas Laing
  • Auchroisk 8 yo 2008/2016 (46%, Douglas Laing, Provenance, refill hogshead, cask #11190) - 120517
  • Auchroisk 8 yo 2008/2016 (46%, Douglas Laing, Provenance, cask #11469, 249 bottles) - 120517
Duncan Taylor
  • Auchroisk 22 yo 1988/2011 (52%, Duncan Taylor, Octave, cask #770686, 73 bottles) - 230212
Gordon & MacPhail
  • Auchroisk 1993/2008 (43%, G&M Connoisseur's Choice) - 280109
Hunter Laing
  • Auchroisk 23 yo 1997/2021 (54.6%, Hunter Laing, The first Editions, refill hogshead, cask #17814) - 200721
  • Auchroisk 12 yo 2002/2014 (46%, Hepburn's Choice, 407 bottles) - 040515
Jack Wiebers
  • Auchroisk 34 yo 1975/2009 (45.8%, Jack Wieber, Old Train Line, cask #71820, 206 bottles) - 230210
MacKillop's Choice
  • Auchroisk 1992/2007 (46%, McKillop's Choice, cask #15576) - 280109
The Nectar
  • Auchroisk 22 yo 1990/2013 (52.9%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams) - 050114
Signatory
  • Auchroisk 26 yo 1979/2006 (56,7%, Signatory, Sherry Butt #25427, 592 bottles) - 011106
  • Auchroisk 29 yo 1979/2008 (57.3%, Signatory Vintage, cask #22450, sherry, 474 bottles) - 230212
  • Auchroisk 11 yo 2007/2018 (43%, Signatory Vintage, hogsheads, casks #803194 – 803195) - 050221
The Whisky Fair - The Whisky Agency - Perfect Dram - Liquid Sun
  • Auchroisk 23 yo 1990/2013 (49.8%, Sansibar) - 090314
  • Auchroisk 17 yo 1996/2013 (48.2%, The Whisky Agency, Liquid Library, refill barrel, 208 bottles) - 090314
Various IB
  • Auchroisk 9 yo (46%, James Eadie, 1st fill bourbon, cask #804015, 296 bottles, 2017) - 120517
  • Auchroisk 16 yo 1990/2007 (59.8%, C&S Dram Collection, cask #13820, 516 bottles) - 040807
  • Auchroisk 22 yo 1990/2013 (49.8%, Whisky-Fässle, sherry) - 020713
  • Auchroisk 25 yo 1991/2016 (54.7%, Claxton’s, bourbon hogshead) - 201016
  • Auchroisk 27 yo 1991/2019 (48.7%, Valinch & Mallet, bourbon hogshead, cask #19-2701, 291 bottles) - 300720
  • Auchroisk 25 yo 1995/2020 (49.4%, Whisky Erlebnis, bourbon, cask #2063, 129 bottles) - 050221
  • Auchroisk 22 yo 1996/2018 (46%, Orcines, France, hogshead, cask #1976, 266 bottles) - 300720
  • Auchroisk 17 yo 1997/2014 (53%, Golden Cask, bourbon, cask #CM 209, 280 bottles) - 200721
  • Auchroisk 1999/2010 (46%, Captain Burn's, France) - 020713
  • Auchroisk 12 yo 2007/2019 (59.4%, James Eadie, first fill bourbon, cask #80595, 291 bottles) - 300720
  • Auchroisk 12 yo 2007/2020 (56.3%, Lady of the Glen, PX hogshead finish, cask # 816839, 265 bottles) - 050221
  • Auchroisk 9 yo 2010/2020 (59.9%, Fadandel.dk, 1st fill Port barrique, cask #46, 285 bottles) - 240821
  • Auchroisk 10 yo 2010/2021 (58.7%, Fadandel.dk, anniversary, 1st fill oloroso hogshead, cask #73, 256 bottles) - 240821
 
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