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The Last Drop Auchentoshan 40 year old, 44.8%,

Price: 5300 Issue: Fall 2024 Reviewer: Jonny McCormick Category: Single Malt Scotch

Heady aromas from this triple-distilled well-aged beauty: sumptuous layers of dried flowers, honey, vanilla, toasted wood, dried stone fruits, sultana, and cherry cake. It’s nectar-like to sip, but still punchy, showing honey, orange peel, peppercorn, smoked walnut, Red Hots, and licorice, yielding to creamy toffee, ground hazelnut, cappuccino, and a finish of sweet nutty toffee, burnt sugar, and mouth-coating licorice flavors.