The Valinch is the steel pipette with which whisky is dram from casks. In this case, they called the newest limited edition Auchentoshan the same, since it is straight from the cask into to the bottle. No tampering, no watering down, no coloring and such. That is rather promising, since there aren’t that many OB’s from Lowlands distillers at Cask Strength. Mainly because there aren’t that many Lowlands distillers…

Nose:
Quite some cereal and alcohol burn on the nose. After come the more typical Auchentoshan notes like apple and citrus, and a hint of dry and dusty grains.

Taste:
The taste starts out with quite a kick as soon as you sip it. Its pretty dry with old corky apple. It becomes a bit more full bodied and sweet after a little while.

A very typical and good representative for the Lowlands style, although it is different enough to stand out. I was quite afraid at first that the Cask Strength was too much for this ‘Auchie’, but after the initial burn on the nose, palate and finish it becomes much more full bodied, richer and shows more of its flavours. A very nice dram, and especially so at € 40, although I don’t know if its interesting enough to keep you hooked for the entire 70cl.