Auchentoshan Selected Cask Vatting Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Year Old · 1978 Vintage

Colour

Sunlit amber with coppery highlights and a touch of mahogany at the rim.

Nose

Bright citrus and orchard fruit lift from the glass, then deepen into rich sherry warmth—prune, fig, and raisin mingling with dark chocolate, toasted almond and vanilla. Cinnamon and nutmeg thread through polished oak, delivering a concentrated, elegant bouquet that speaks of deliberate cask selection and 18 years in waiting.

Palate

Full-bodied and velvety, this 18-year-old cask-strength dram offers a lush sherry-tinged sweetness with dark fruit and cocoa. Raisins and fig mingle with toffee, vanilla and toasted oak, while spice notes of cinnamon and clove lift the mid-palate. A warming, long finish of polished oak and refined sweetness lingers.

Finish

An enduring, sherried finish: velvety and warm, with cacao, dark fruit, and orange zest weaving through polished oak. Spices—cinnamon, nutmeg—linger as the sweetness fades to a caramelized hazelnut echo, leaving a long, refined glow of wood and subtle toffee.