G&M CC Auchroisk 1996

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Exclusive to KWM in Canada this independent bottling from Gordon & MacPhail is also our Day 10 whisky in the KWM 2015 Whisky Advent Calendar! Bottled at 46% without colouring or chill-filtering after maturing 18 years in Refill Sherry Hogsheads. Auchroisk is a whisky you seldom see bottled except from independent bottlers like Gordon & MacPhail.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: butterscotch, flowers and freshly cut green grass; honey with dried cherries and cranberry, soft leather and spices.

Palate: soft, honeyed and fruity with more dried cherries and cranberry but also some honey dew melon and orange slices; there is a lot of spice that builds towards anise and fennel, some soft leather and more floral-grassy malt.

Finish: peppery and drying the fruits are still vibrant with fading leather and spices.

Comment: this is a classic Auchroisk, lacking some of the hard rough edges of some bottlings; flavourful and good value. 

Producer's Tasting Note

Nose: Fresh and fruity with ripe plum and kiwi aromas. Toasted malt and subtle herbal notes with hints of old leather and aniseed.

Palate: The palate is peppery initially with stewed plums and lemon flavours. A lingering milk chocolate edge develops.

About Auchroisk (Courtersy of Gordon & MacPhail)

"A relatively young distillery, built in 1974 by Justerini & Brooks, Auchroisk (pronounced "oth-rusk") is located deep in the Speyside countryside, midway between Rothes and Keith. The distinctive collection of white washed buildings of Auchroisk has won many architectural awards for its design. Good water is a pre-requisite of distillation and this is found in abundance from nearby Dories Well. The stills at Auchroisk are high-necked, producing a light elegant spirit."

700 ml