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Auchentoshan Heartwood

2nd March 2012

Auchentoshan Heartwood travel retail exclusive.

Auchentoshan Heartwood is the core of the tree and like an older sibling to Springwood; a rich, warming and hearty dram, with an intense and complex taste. It is matured in a combination of toasted Spanish Oloroso sherry casks and deeply charred North American bourbon casks to create this rich and warming dram.

The Auchentoshan Heartwood was Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry matured and bottled at 43% ABV. This new 1 litre travel retail bottle will be exclusively available in World Duty Free stores from 7th March and general release from April 2012, RRP £41.99

Auchentoshan Heartwood Tasting Notes

Producer's Tasting Notes:

Nose: Rich, enticing and very warming with smouldering toasted oak notes. First nose brings burnt candy and baked fruit desserts in an oak cabinet. Seductive sandalwood and rosewood pull you in with cinnamon spice and rich Viennese coffee. Next Moroccan spices and baked blood oranges appear with toasted tonka beans and Christmas cloves. Water brings out more toasted warmth on the nose with leather, vanilla, more spices and traces of liquorice and walnut. Toffee and coffee are sweet and delicious.

Taste: Rich, warming and comforting, like a soft velvet blanket. Dark chocolate orange, burnt vanilla pods, velvety leather and cinnamon sizzle.

Finish: Orange spiced dark chocolate.