 Review by Warren Tennant (War) |
Auchentoshan 12 Year OldJenny, the wonderful lady who keeps me on the expensive side of sanity, feels my love of Auchentoshan is a vindication of her belief that “the physical theory of magnetic attraction can be applied to all personal relationships”. ‘Opposites always attract’ she says. I suggest that spending more time in the company of this gentle, easy-going malt will mellow my character. She suggests I spend more time with the kids. No wonder we’re still so attracted to each other! The time I do get to spend with this fine example of a lowland malt always provides a pleasant little hole in life’s Polo of pain. If I have one critisism, it’s the trouble I have stopping before the end of the bottle. This 12 year old Auchentoshan replaces the 10 year old which used to divide opinion. Some saw the 10 year old as a little insipid with a thinness and lack of character partly caused by the triple distillation process. I saw it for £15 in Asda and instantly warmed to it. Triple distillation is often used by Irish distillers to refine and smooth their whisky but is unique to Auchentohan in Scotland where single malts are distilled twice. The result is a wonderfully sweet, gentle and delicate malt. The 12 year old retaining the qualities of the 10 year old but a greater depth of flavour and more complex finish. |
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Auchentoshan Single Malt Whisky Review by Warren Tennant
Sunday, October 9th, 2011Bladnoch Single Malt Whisky Review by Warren Tennant
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Review by Warren Tennant (War) |
Bladnoch 10 year old – flora and faunaOccasionally there are beautiful mornings when I feel like dancing merrily through life, smiling at children and kissing traffic wardens – but not often. Growling at children and kicking traffic wardens wouldn’t lift my spirits after the breakfast I suffered today. Forced to endure ‘Freshly Squeezed’ on channel 4 I felt obliged to describe the irritating presenters as ‘clueless twits’. Matthew, my 14 year old son, defended them by claiming the ‘clueless twits’ earned “twice what you do, Dad”. “There’s more to life than money” I retorted smugly as the postman arrived with an overweight phone bill, stuffed with the fat of Vodaphone and Orange. As I started to explode, the chorus of ‘more to life than money’ drove me, cursing, from the kitchen. I’ve found myself stalking the house this evening, muttering ‘Bladnoch, Bladnoch, Bladnoch’ as a kind of mantra ever since the review bottle arrived. My spirits rise as I lock myself away from family life and pour a glass of the pale amber malt. Bladnoch seems a little more assertive than other Lowland malts, while still retaining the classic softness of its region. Citrus fruit and a little sherry – it could be Christmas morning as a child – I’m drifting back to happier times…. |
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