1978 Auchroisk 12 Year Old, 59.3% Abv Cadenhead Single Malt Speyside Ardbeg

1978 Auchroisk 12 Year Old, 59.3% Abv Cadenhead Single Malt Speyside ArdbegColour: Straw. Nose: Minerals, salt and oranges. Theres also some ginger tonic coming through after a moment, finally, mostly on newly cut apples. With water: It got much, much cleaner, nicely herbal and citrusy, with also quite some vanilla crme and whiffs of fresh mint. Amazing what water does to this one. Mouth (neat): Punchy and very lemony. Water: Its still very lemony,but we have also a little tea, tangerines, cake Much more tannins as well and

bread crust

Mouth: Just as dry as on the nose

with some pleasant acidity

For five generations the family have been tending to the soil here

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crystallised oranges

Nose: It’s unusual to age fruit eau-de-vie

yellow apples

It’s Colour is dark ruby red

and every drop has been matured solely in casks of oak

in order to avoid crystallization of the anethole in the pastis)

as well as some cooked and caramelised honey