{"product_id":"auchentoshan-15-year-old-1981-cadenheads-authentic-collection-single-cask-1996-75cl","title":"Auchentoshan 15 Year Old 1981 Cadenhead's Authentic Collection Single Cask (1996) 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eAuchentoshan 15 Year Old 1981 Cadenhead's Authentic Collection Single Cask (1996) 75cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA barley seen US Import version of the Cadenhead's releases. Mainly because people in USA tend to drink things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo one has now made it's way back here of the previous older releases. This one was released 29 years ago and distilled 44 years ago. Crazy right?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCadenhead's are one of the most respected Indy's along with G\u0026amp;M, SMWS, Signatory \u0026amp; Blackadder for their length of service \u0026amp; heritage. Well received and reviewed through the ages. This is a 1981 Lowland Auchentoshan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : Oak furniture and warming Christmas spices, followed by freshly sliced green apple. A hint of fudge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate : Chocolatey at first, before notes of milky tea, coconut flakes, cut grass and nutmeg take shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : A big rush of floral notes appear on the finish, paired with chocolate brownie and orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eAbout Auchentoshan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuchentoshan’s claim to fame is that it is the only distillery in Scotland which exclusively uses triple distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wash still operates as per normal, while the spirit coming from the intermediate still is split into two, with only the high-strength ‘heads’ being carried forward for the final distillation. The low-strength ‘tails’ are mixed with the next distillation from the wash still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ‘heads’ are then mixed with the ‘feints’ from the previous spirit still distillation and a cut with an average strength of 81% is taken. A short fermentation gives Auchentoshan a cereal note which acts as a grounding flavour during maturation as well as balancing the high-toned citric notes. Its high strength means that it can easily be overpowered by oak. Consequently, the older the expression, the more ‘relaxed’ the wood influence is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegal whisky-making started here on the banks of the Clyde in 1817 when the Duntocher distillery was built by John Bulloch. Like many early start-ups it had a chequered early history and Bulloch went bankrupt soon after. It wasn’t to put his family off however. His grandson co-founded one of the 19th century’s most famous blending and broking firms, Bulloch Lade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was bought in 1834 by John Hart and Alexander Filshie who changed its name to Auchintoshan [sic]. The Filshie’s sold up in 1875 to a local grain merchant and again like so many stills, ‘Auchie’ spent almost a century being passed from one owner to another. During the Clyde Blitz of 1941 a warehouse was hit, sending a stream of blazing whisky into the river. A bomb crater has been turned into the distillery pond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was one of a number of distilleries purchased by brewers in the 1960s – in Auchie’s case Glasgow-based Tennant’s were owners from 1960 to 1969 when they offloaded it to a publican, Eadie Cairns. The upgraded distillery was then sold to Stanley P Morrison in 1984. It is now part of Beam Suntory. A new visitor facility was built in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnusually, all of its production is used for single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e63.4 % ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e75cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auchentoshan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54686690935109,"sku":"000448","price":389.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4718367604.jpg?v=1746545670","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/auchentoshan-15-year-old-1981-cadenheads-authentic-collection-single-cask-1996-75cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}