Auchentoshan 1983 Scott's Selection
Added on Thursday, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:01 AM
  Bottler: Scott's Selection
  Age: 21 yrs Type: Scotch
  Vintage: 1983 Subtype: Single Malt
  ABV: 52.40 % Region: Lowland
  Price: $170 Availability: Specialty Stores
Bottled 2004
Member Ratings and Notes
Adam
 
Nose is light, fruity, and nutty, with vanilla and caramel.  Palate is delicious.  Moderate spice rush with medium sweetness and grassyness; plus there's a refreshing aspect.  Pleasant heat.  Lately I've tried a few of these older cask-strength Auchentoshans that are darn tasty, and this is one of them.  This isn't especially complex, yet it's not simple either.  I like it a lot.  A-/B+ 
Andy
 

Nose:  Bag of trail mix.

 

Palate:  Good mouthfeel and kind of warming.  Initial taste is prunish and leads into a peppery but otherwise indisctict finish.

 

I don't like prunes, so that doesn't help.

 

Retaste 6/11/10

 

Nose: Overripe peaches.  This is a wierdo.  Nail polish?  Uniquely strange but not "good" strange.  B- only for entertainment factor. 

 
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