Review #839 - Lady of the Glen Auchroisk 11 Year Single Cask
In April 2026, we attended a tasting hosted by local specialty spirits shop Storied Company; this tasting was led by the owners of Sacks Dynamic Operations, a company that owns US-based spirits importer ‘Scotch Drinkers Only.’ This importer focuses on independent bottlers and high-quality craft distilleries; some of the brands they represent are Annandale distillery, Holyrood distillery, and indies such as Cree, Lady of the Glen, and Living Souls. We went through a selection of 7 whiskies on the night; this review is 1 of those 7.
Lady of the Glen is a small independent bottler based in Dalgety Bay in Scotland. All of their bottlings are cask strength, natural whisky - no chill filtering, never any added color. Most of these releases are also single casks, such as this 11 year Auchroisk that we're looking at today.
This Auchroisk single malt started out in an ex-bourbon hogshead, but the final 2+ years of its maturation were spent in a Manzanilla sherry cask. After the full 11 years of aging, the cask strength still sat at a punchy 57.9% ABV when this was bottled for Lady of the Glen's first outturn of 2026.
Lady of the Glen Auchroisk 11 Year Single Cask
Scotland/Speyside - Single Malt
Price: USD 129 (2026)
Age Statement: 11 Years
Strength: 57.9% ABV
Cask Makeup: Ex-bourbon hogshead, finished in a Manzanilla sherry cask
Details: Not chill filtered, no color added; cask #801525; distilled January 19, 2015; bottled January 20, 2026; 299 bottles
Tasting Methodology: Reviewed 1 time; bottle at 50% fill level at time of review. Tasted in a nosing glass, rested 15+ minutes
Nose: Vanilla and a bit of tobacco, some sweetness from cotton candy and malt, also a hint of popcorn; later, we get dark fruit like plums.
Palate: The sherry influence is stronger on the palate. Grapes and some tannins arrive, but we also get toasted oak and a strange funk note, almost like Play-Doh. Blood orange adds more juicy, tangy fruit.
Finish: Vanilla and oranges, white grapes, and a bit of salt. More malty notes develop in the finish, and we get some toasted oak as well.
Final Note: This is a good Auchroisk. Like others that we've tried before from this distillery, this has a relatively strong sherry influence, although the Manzanilla added some interesting flavors like the light funk and salt, in additional to those juicy fruits. We especially liked the tobacco on the nose, which shows a bit of age; overall, the complexity here is moderate.
While this whisky is good, value is just a bit below average as it's also an expensive bottle, at least in our area. We did enjoy getting to try a less commonly seen distillery, though, and we did like the exotic cask finish, which added some uncommon tasting notes.
Our Rating: 7.0 / 10
In the current whisky landscape of increasing prices and variable quality, we've added a value rating to our reviews that relates to the score and the available pricing of each whisky. This roughly equates to a 0-10 scale; no reviews so far have exceeded a score of 10, although it is technically possible for the formula to produce a value rating higher than 10 with a high enough score and low enough price.
Value Rating: 5.54
About Us: We're a husband and wife review team living in the Midwest United States. Generally, our reviews and tasting notes will be a compilation of both of our experiences with a whisky over several tasting sessions.
