Auchentoshan Single Malt Whisky

Auchentoshan

Region Lowlands

District Western Lowlands

Water source Cochna Loch in Kilpatrick Hills

Neighbours Glengoyne, Littlemill, Loch Lomond

Owner Morrison Bowmore Distillers (Suntory)

Manager

Visitor centre Daily:
Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Tours run on the hour every hour. Party bookings by appointment.

Admission price:
Adult: 3.50 GBP
Concession: 2.00 GBP
No charge for under 16's.

Address Dalmuir, Clydebank
Dunbartonshire, G81 4SJ

Phone :+44 (0)1389 878 561

Email info@morrisonbowmore.co.uk

Website http://www.morrisonbowmore.co.uk/

History 1516 : First record of Auchintoshan Estate, owned by Paisley Abbey. William Johnstone of Achinleck is recorded as the tenant.
1657 : by this tome the Estate was divided between William Johnstone and William Hamilton.
1721 : The Johnstone family builds Auchintoshan House.
1767 : The Johnstone family is succeeded by George Buchanan, the estate is further divided and several sections sold.
1817 : One section sold by John Cross Buchanan to John Bulloch for the Building of Duntocher Distillery.
1822 : John Bulloch files for bankruptcy, his son Archibald Bulloch becomes owner of Duntocher Distillery.
1826 : Archibald Bulloch is declared Bankrupt. Duntocher Distillery continues trading under Bulloch & Co.
1830 : Bulloch & co registered as limited company.
1834 : Bulloch & Co Ltd sell Duntocher Distillery to John hart and Alexander Filshie. They rename the distillery Auchintoshan Distillery
1845 : James Filshie joins Alexander Filshie as owners of Auchintoshan Distillery.
1875 : James & Alexander Filshie largely rebuild the distillery
1878 : James & Alexander Filshie sell the distillery to CH Curtis & Co, Whisky merchants from Greenock
1900 : Auchintoshan Distillery is sold by CH Curtis & Co to Alexander Ferguson & Co Ltd
1903 : Alexander Ferguson & Co Ltd sell the distillery to George & John McLachlan Ltd
1923 : George & John McLachlan Ltd trading name becomes McLachlans Ltd
1941 : 13th & 14th of March German Luftwaffe bomb the local area – the ‘Clydebank blitz’. Warehouse 1, 2 & 3 are destroyed along with almost 1 million litres of whisky
1948 : February 3rd production resumes at Auchentoshan distillery
1960 : McLachlans Ltd is acquired by brewers J&R Tennent Ltd
1964 : J&R Tennent Ltd owners of Auchentoshan Distillery is acquired by Charingtons
1969 : Auchentoshan Distillery is acquired by Eadie Cairns Ltd
1974 : Stanley P Morrison makes first purchase of 221 sherry Butts of Auchentoshan 1965
1984 : Auchentoshan Purchased by Stanley P Morrison from Eadie Cairns Ltd
1994 : Suntory take 100% ownership of MBD

House Style Light and elegant, and ideal as an aperitif.

Pronunciation Ochentoshen

Meaning corner of the field

Capacity per year 1.650.000 litres

Independent Bottler Cadenhead
Dewar Rattray
Duncan Taylor
Signatory

Information Triple distillation. 90% of the production is used for blends (Rob Roy, e.a).

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Auchentoshan - Select - 40%
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Straw with golden highlights.
Nose:
Floral, green apples and a hint of lime.
Palate:
Soft blackcurrant and lime flavours, with a touch of aniseed and malty sweetness.
Finish:
Short, soft and fresh.

Auchentoshan - Three Wood - no age statement - 43%
Cask:
Bourbon, Olorosso and Pedro Ximinez sherry..
Colour:
Old gold.
Nose:
Blackcurrant, brown sugar, orange, plum and raisin.
Palate:
Fruit and syrup. Hazelnut with hints of cinnamon and lemon. A butterscotch sweetness adds to the overall complexity.
Finish:
Fresh and fruity with a long lasting oaky sweetness.

Auchentoshan - 10 year old - 40%
Chillfiltered.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Soft. Fresh hint of oak.
Palate:
Clean and fruity.
Finish:
Delicate, sweet finish.

Auchentoshan - Bourbon - 16 year old - 53,7%
Limited to 3.200 bottles.
Cask:
First fill bourbon.
Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

Auchentoshan - Bordeaux Finish - 17 year old - 51%
Limited to 3.600 bottles.
Cask:
8 years in American oak, 9 years in Saint Julien Bordeaux casks.
Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

Auchentoshan Olorosso - 18 year old - 55,8%
Limited to 4800 bottles. Unchillfiltered.
Cask:
100% Olorosso.
Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

Auchentoshan - 21 year old - 43%
Cask:
Sherry.
Colour:
Bright copper.
Nose:
Soft green fruit with mint, oak and freshly cut barley.
Palate:
Sweet chocolate and mint with oak and honey.
Finish:
Long, soft and warm.

Auchentoshan - 22 year old - 43%
Colour:
Deep gold to amber.
Nose:
Rich and new leather.
Palate:
Oily, ceder and spices.
Finish:
Dry. Ceder.

Auchentoshan - 25 year old - 43%
Colour:
Old gold.
Nose:
Fruity (kiwi en pear), woody tones with sherry.
Palate:
Sherrytones combined with caramel, oak and a light aroma of citrus.
Finish:

Auchentoshan 1987 - Sherry Finish - 17 year old - 61,5%

Cask:
Sherry.
Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

Auchentoshan 1979 - 23 year old - 54,1%
Distilled in 1979 and bottled in 2002.
Cask:
Sherry.
Colour:
Dark gold.
Nose:
Delicat and light. Redcurrant and citrus.
Palate:
Redcurrant, citrus, vanilla en marzipan.
Finish:
Long.

Auchentoshan 1978 - 18 year old - 58,8%
Colour:
Full gold.
Nose:

Palate:

Finish:
Clean and aromatic with lemon.

Auchentoshan 1973 - 29 year old - 55,8%
Sherry cask nr 793.
Colour:
Pink red.
Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

Auchentoshan 1973 - 32 year old - 55,5%
Unchillfiltered.
Cask:
Sherry.
Colour:
Dark mahony.
Nose:
Lemon, tangerine and spice.
Palate:
Raisins. Creamy and nutty.
Finish:
Wonderful long and mild.

Auchentoshan 1965 - Cask nr 2502 - 31 year old - 49,3%
Colour:
Old gold.
Nose:
Sweet.
Palate:
Becomes dry. Nutty.
Finish:
Dry.

Auchentoshan 1965 - Single Cask - 40 year old - 41,6%
Bottled in June 2006 and only released in the UK in June 2007. Limited to 200 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Rich, old gold.
Nose:
Sweet vanilla, delicate lemon and orange citrus notes combined with a touch of almonds and a light leafy freshness.
Palate:
Clean and zesty, complemented by hints of vanilla and a touch of raisins.
Finish:
Soft and mild.

Auchentoshan 1962
Limited to 104 bottles. Unchillfiltered.
Cask:
Sherry.
Colour:
Dark copper.
Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM CADENHEAD

Auchentoshan 1992 - Cadenhead - 12 year old - 57,2%
Distilled in 1992 and bottled in May 2005. Limited to 294 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:

Nose:
Light, floral with malty notes, American cream soda.
Palate:
Lively and smooth with lots of character. Fudge and vanilla.
Finish:

Auchentoshan 1990 - Cadenhead - 16 year old - 59,2%
Distilled in 1990 and bottled in Februari 2007. Limited to 204 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:

Nose:
Malty sweetness with vanilla and bourbon notes.
Palate:
Spicy richness with hints of liquorice. Very smooth.
Finish:

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM DEWAR RATTRAY

Auchentoshan 1991 - 15 year old - 59%
Cask No. 478. Only 390 bottles.
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:
Yellow and Amber with amontillado sherry hue.
Nose:
Digestive biscuits and sweet soda bread. Fresh and youthful.
Palate:
Wonderful. Lemon meringue pie. Sweet. Engaging.
Finish:

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM DUNCAN TAYLOR

Auchentoshan 1990 - Whisky Galore - 13 year old
Cask no. 17277.
Cask:

Colour:
Pale gold.
Nose:
Malty, sweet and dry.
Palate:
Light, fresh slightly dry and grassy.
Finish:
Fresh and a little spicy.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM SIGNATORY

Auchentoshan - Unchillfiltered Collection - 12 year old - 46%
Cask:
Bourbon.
Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:

	Auchentoshan - Select - 40% Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Straw with golden highlights. Nose: Floral, green apples and a hint of lime. Palate: Soft blackcurrant and lime flavours, with a touch of aniseed and malty sweetness. Finish: Short, soft and fresh.
	Auchentoshan - Three Wood - no age statement - 43% Cask: Bourbon, Olorosso and Pedro Ximinez sherry.. Colour: Old gold. Nose: Blackcurrant, brown sugar, orange, plum and raisin. Palate: Fruit and syrup. Hazelnut with hints of cinnamon and lemon. A butterscotch sweetness adds to the overall complexity. Finish: Fresh and fruity with a long lasting oaky sweetness.
	Auchentoshan - 10 year old - 40% Chillfiltered. Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Gold. Nose: Soft. Fresh hint of oak. Palate: Clean and fruity. Finish: Delicate, sweet finish.
	Auchentoshan - Bourbon - 16 year old - 53,7% Limited to 3.200 bottles. Cask: First fill bourbon. Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish:
	Auchentoshan - Bordeaux Finish - 17 year old - 51% Limited to 3.600 bottles. Cask: 8 years in American oak, 9 years in Saint Julien Bordeaux casks. Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish:
	Auchentoshan Olorosso - 18 year old - 55,8% Limited to 4800 bottles. Unchillfiltered. Cask: 100% Olorosso. Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish:
	Auchentoshan - 21 year old - 43% Cask: Sherry. Colour: Bright copper. Nose: Soft green fruit with mint, oak and freshly cut barley. Palate: Sweet chocolate and mint with oak and honey. Finish: Long, soft and warm.
	Auchentoshan - 22 year old - 43% Colour: Deep gold to amber. Nose: Rich and new leather. Palate: Oily, ceder and spices. Finish: Dry. Ceder.
	Auchentoshan - 25 year old - 43% Colour: Old gold. Nose: Fruity (kiwi en pear), woody tones with sherry. Palate: Sherrytones combined with caramel, oak and a light aroma of citrus. Finish:
	Auchentoshan 1987 - Sherry Finish - 17 year old - 61,5% Cask: Sherry. Colour: Nose: Palate: Finish:
	Auchentoshan 1979 - 23 year old - 54,1% Distilled in 1979 and bottled in 2002. Cask: Sherry. Colour: Dark gold. Nose: Delicat and light. Redcurrant and citrus. Palate: Redcurrant, citrus, vanilla en marzipan. Finish: Long.
	Auchentoshan 1978 - 18 year old - 58,8% Colour: Full gold. Nose: Palate: Finish: Clean and aromatic with lemon.
	Auchentoshan 1973 - 29 year old - 55,8% Sherry cask nr 793. Colour: Pink red. Nose: Palate: Finish:
	Auchentoshan 1973 - 32 year old - 55,5% Unchillfiltered. Cask: Sherry. Colour: Dark mahony. Nose: Lemon, tangerine and spice. Palate: Raisins. Creamy and nutty. Finish: Wonderful long and mild.
	Auchentoshan 1965 - Cask nr 2502 - 31 year old - 49,3% Colour: Old gold. Nose: Sweet. Palate: Becomes dry. Nutty. Finish: Dry.
	Auchentoshan 1965 - Single Cask - 40 year old - 41,6% Bottled in June 2006 and only released in the UK in June 2007. Limited to 200 bottles. Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Rich, old gold. Nose: Sweet vanilla, delicate lemon and orange citrus notes combined with a touch of almonds and a light leafy freshness. Palate: Clean and zesty, complemented by hints of vanilla and a touch of raisins. Finish: Soft and mild.
	Auchentoshan 1962 Limited to 104 bottles. Unchillfiltered. Cask: Sherry. Colour: Dark copper. Nose: Palate: Finish:

Region	Lowlands
District	Western Lowlands
Water source	Cochna Loch in Kilpatrick Hills
Neighbours	Glengoyne, Littlemill, Loch Lomond
Owner	Morrison Bowmore Distillers (Suntory)
Manager
Visitor centre	Daily: Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 12pm - 4pm Tours run on the hour every hour. Party bookings by appointment. Admission price: Adult: 3.50 GBP Concession: 2.00 GBP No charge for under 16's.
Address	Dalmuir, Clydebank Dunbartonshire, G81 4SJ
Phone	:+44 (0)1389 878 561
Email	info@morrisonbowmore.co.uk
Website	http://www.morrisonbowmore.co.uk/
History	1516 : First record of Auchintoshan Estate, owned by Paisley Abbey. William Johnstone of Achinleck is recorded as the tenant. 1657 : by this tome the Estate was divided between William Johnstone and William Hamilton. 1721 : The Johnstone family builds Auchintoshan House. 1767 : The Johnstone family is succeeded by George Buchanan, the estate is further divided and several sections sold. 1817 : One section sold by John Cross Buchanan to John Bulloch for the Building of Duntocher Distillery. 1822 : John Bulloch files for bankruptcy, his son Archibald Bulloch becomes owner of Duntocher Distillery. 1826 : Archibald Bulloch is declared Bankrupt. Duntocher Distillery continues trading under Bulloch & Co. 1830 : Bulloch & co registered as limited company. 1834 : Bulloch & Co Ltd sell Duntocher Distillery to John hart and Alexander Filshie. They rename the distillery Auchintoshan Distillery 1845 : James Filshie joins Alexander Filshie as owners of Auchintoshan Distillery. 1875 : James & Alexander Filshie largely rebuild the distillery 1878 : James & Alexander Filshie sell the distillery to CH Curtis & Co, Whisky merchants from Greenock 1900 : Auchintoshan Distillery is sold by CH Curtis & Co to Alexander Ferguson & Co Ltd 1903 : Alexander Ferguson & Co Ltd sell the distillery to George & John McLachlan Ltd 1923 : George & John McLachlan Ltd trading name becomes McLachlans Ltd 1941 : 13th & 14th of March German Luftwaffe bomb the local area – the ‘Clydebank blitz’. Warehouse 1, 2 & 3 are destroyed along with almost 1 million litres of whisky 1948 : February 3rd production resumes at Auchentoshan distillery 1960 : McLachlans Ltd is acquired by brewers J&R Tennent Ltd 1964 : J&R Tennent Ltd owners of Auchentoshan Distillery is acquired by Charingtons 1969 : Auchentoshan Distillery is acquired by Eadie Cairns Ltd 1974 : Stanley P Morrison makes first purchase of 221 sherry Butts of Auchentoshan 1965 1984 : Auchentoshan Purchased by Stanley P Morrison from Eadie Cairns Ltd 1994 : Suntory take 100% ownership of MBD
House Style	Light and elegant, and ideal as an aperitif.
Pronunciation	Ochentoshen
Meaning	corner of the field
Capacity per year	1.650.000 litres
Independent Bottler	Cadenhead Dewar Rattray Duncan Taylor Signatory
Information	Triple distillation. 90% of the production is used for blends (Rob Roy, e.a).

	Auchentoshan 1992 - Cadenhead - 12 year old - 57,2% Distilled in 1992 and bottled in May 2005. Limited to 294 bottles. Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Nose: Light, floral with malty notes, American cream soda. Palate: Lively and smooth with lots of character. Fudge and vanilla. Finish:
	Auchentoshan 1990 - Cadenhead - 16 year old - 59,2% Distilled in 1990 and bottled in Februari 2007. Limited to 204 bottles. Cask: Bourbon. Colour: Nose: Malty sweetness with vanilla and bourbon notes. Palate: Spicy richness with hints of liquorice. Very smooth. Finish: