The Toshan Man
Mark Dermul
News
09/09/2023
Auchentoshan just celebrated it's 200th anniversary with a fantastic festival and and outstanding exclusive release of a 25 years old malt. It goes without saying that The Toshan Man was there, enjoyed the party and got himself a bottle of that exclusive nectar. Find out all about it in articles in Distillery Visit & Toshan Tales. Enjoy!
12/04/2023
Hurray, another official release added to the collection. It had been quite a while since I was able to do that, but now the 21 Year Old 1981 single cask 4613 is part of the ever expanding collection.
06/01/2023
Happy New Year! On the eve of my birthday, I was able to add another great bottle to my collection. It's a 1960s blend containing quite a bit of Auchentoshan: Maclachlan's 8 Year Old Five Castles. Love it!
04/12/2022
Asta Morris, Belgian independent bottler and a personal friend, has just released 164 bottles from a single cask that was put to sleep in 1998. This 24 Year Old Auchentoshan is simply outstanding, so I got me a box of 6 bottles to last me until spring... Check it out here.
03/11/2022
Finn Thomson, a relatively new independent bottler, has just released 180 bottles from a single cask that was put to sleep in 1989. This 32 Year Old Auchentoshan is simply outstanding and a true treasure to add to my Auchentoshan collection. Check it out here.
15/09/2022
The Thompson Brothers, Phil & Simon, have released their very first Auchentoshan, a 24 year old from 1998. It's a vatting of 2 refill barrels that together yielded just over 300 bottles. I'm very happy to add this one to the Toshan Temple. Check it out here.
09/09/2022
Today I was able to add another Distillery Exclusive to the collection, a port cask finish. The distillery's exclusives now sport a new label, aligned with the recent rebranding. Check it out here.
26/06/2022
My friend Kit from Russia sent me an incredible package with some goodies for the Toshan Temple. Funny thing: it travelled around the world from Bulgaria to France to Singapore to The Philippines and back to France before arriving in Belgium. Something must have gone wrong along the way, but it's finally here. Thanks, Kit!
20/03/2022
Another great find was just added to the collection: Iona, a blend with Auchentoshan at its heart that had it's heyday in the 1920s. Next to impossible to find nowadays, the Toshan Man was able to secure one at an online whisky auction.
24/12/2021
It's been a while since I found a great bottle that was still lacking in the collection, but Santa brought me bottle 001/112 of the Auchentoshan 1962, that was bottled in 2003 after 41 long years of maturation. Amazing!
Welcome to The Toshan Man!
'I
am the Toshan Man!' says Mark Dermul, a whisky aficionado
and collector from Belgium. He's the driving force behind the Flemish
whiskyblog 'Whivie' (Which is an acronym for Whisky Voor
Iedereen, i.e. Whisky for Everyone) on which he posts whisky news in
general and professes his love for Auchentoshan in particular. The Toshan Man is a tribute to the Triple Distilled Lowlander near Glasgow, which he visits every few years since 2010. Those are trips that will be long remembered, not in the least because of the friendly reception by the enthusiastic crew.
In these pages, you'll find Mark's ever expanding Auchentoshan whisky collection, reports of his trips to Auchentoshan Distillery and tasting notes of all the Toshan expressions he has tried. Enjoy your stay and May the Malt be with you!
You can visit Mark's profile on Facebook, as well as the page of his personal whiskyblog 'Whivie'. Become a friend, why don't you? Let's share the passion for this beautiful dram.
Slàinte!
23/06/2023 - 200th Anniversary Limited Edition
Auchentoshan celebrated
it's 200th anniversary in September 2023
with a festival and this outstanding 25
years old malt.
23/06/2023 - Signatory 1992
Two Cask Strength
releases by Signatory Vintage 1992 have
just been added to the Toshan Temple:
bourbon barrels #530 & #535. Belters!
12/04/2023 - 1981
It had been a very long
time since I was able to source another
of these official releases for the
Toshan Temple, so very chuffed indeed!
What will you find on this website?
Step into the bar and check what Toshans Mark has tried so far.
Read Mark's reports of his visits to the Auchentoshan Distillery - with loads of photos!
