The name Auchentoshan is from Gaelic Achadh an t-Oisein and translates as "the field of the corner".  The distillery is also known as "Glasgow's Malt Whisky" due to its close proximity to Glasgow and "the breakfast whisky" due to its sweet and delicate nature.

Famed for its exclusive use of triple distillation, Auchentoshan was owned for the duration of the 1960s by Tennents brewery. They sold it to Eadie Cairns at the end of the decade, who upgraded the site and began officially bottling it as a single malt. The distillery passed through the hands of Morrison Bowmore before becoming part of the Beam Suntory table today. Unusually, none of the Auchentoshan output is reserved for blends, meaning there has been a wealth of distillery bottled single casks and independent releases throughout the years. 

This is a Morrison-Bowmore era bottling of 18 year old Auchentoshan.  This age-statement remains part of the core range today.