Glenmorangie NAS 46% OB Lasanta
Apart from reciding in the fanciest miniature bottle I've seen in a good while, this is also finished in sherry casks, no statement wether it's a fresh or refill. Orange colour, smells light, burnt polyester, phenolic, rubbery. The taste is a nice surprise, onions, blueberries, sharp, kiwi, lots of bitter berries, small ones from the woods, like blackcurrants and gooseberries. The aftertaste is long and tastes of pistachio and oak. A bit of water lightens it up a bit and gives hints of the standard 10yo OB.
There are better finished Glenmorangies out there: 4.5
Glenmorangie NAS 46% OB Signet
This one is said to be distilled from some dark chocolate malt, whatever that is. It has a golden brown colour extremely nice smell, the dark chocolate they've been talking about completely knocks me over. This smells fantastic. Dark chocolate, roasted nuts, honey, just wonderful. I don't wanna drink this, just sit and nose it. The taste is at firste very similar to the smell, lot of dark chocolate. But the finish changes radically and becomes bitter, not bad, like bitter dark chocolate. I've never taken the taste notes on bottles too serious as I think they're not always too objective. But this dark chocolate stuff is really hittin' the nail.
Kind of one-dimensional, but the odors oh the odors: 6
Glenmorangie 12yo 46% OB Burgundy Finish
In contrast to the sweet Sauterne-finished Nectar D'Or, this one is finished in a red or white-wine cask from eastern france, known as Burgundy. Not much darker in colour. Smells less intriguing than the D'Or, a bit metallic, needs some time, gets floral, honey and malty. The taste is very nice, deep, dark chocolate, hazel and almonds. It's not as complex as the D'Or, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, this is clean, sweet, with a bitterness of dark chocolate and in the end it kind of reminds me just a bit of the very good Balvenie rum wood. Seems Glenmorangie yet again has played and won in the cask finishing casino.
Splendid, but hardly complex: 7.5
Glenmorangie 12yo 46% OB Nectar D'Ór
I tried this one many years ago while in france, it was an instant match and since that I've been longin to get a bottle of my own. Finally it's here, will it be as I remember it? Smells honey, oak and vanilla, a perfect combination of subtle odors. The taste gets a bit dry, nuts, honey, lavender, liquorice, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon and mustard. Amazing!! Later I'll definately have a cigar withis one. I'll admit there's been, and still is, some ups and downs with Glenmorangie's finishing experiments, but this is a true beauty in every sense of the word, only thing a bit on the downside is the lack of a complex finish, it's got some apple and ginger but that's about it.
One of the best Glenmorangies: 9
Glenmorangie 18yo 43% OB
The legal aged Glenmorangie, one I've been looking forward to. It's fairly mild I guess, as the smell doesn't let me in on anything, quite futile and boring. Perhaps it needs some water. In the tasting I get more of the distillery character, carnation, turnips, white wine vinegar and cranberry jello. A very mild one.
I prefer many of the younger versions opposed to this one: 5
Glenmorangie 12yo 43% OB Madeira Finish
The star of this finish-serie of Glenmorangie. It has a mild and well balanced scent. Like a summerwhisky, reminds me of the more modern Nectar D'Or, but then, there are strong cask similarities. On taste it gives what the nosing promised, mild, creamy, with hints of vanilla and caramelized almonds. The finish is of dry red wine, or madeira.
Glenmorangie's reaping benefits of its cask policy: 8
Glenmorangie 12yo 43% OB Sherry Finish
Number 2 in the now discontinued serie with Glenmorangie on different cask finishes. I think that to mature well in a sherry cask a whisky needs to be quite strong, and mature for quite some time. Here unfortunately, this is not the case, it tastes just like the ordinary Glemorangie OB, except it's sweeter and a little darker. A light taste of outdated Mascarpone is one of the only golden moments in this one, it's hardly impressive in any way.
I actually prefer the 10yo OB: 4
Glenmorangie 12yo 43% OB Port Wood Finish
This Glenmorangie finished in port wood casks is one of many a variation to come from this distillery in the last years. It does have a nice tawny port-influenced smell, and it's seems quite dry. The taste is exciting, but seems much younger than 12 years old. A very harsh and alcoholic taste, doesn't handle water well at all. Some notes of blueberry and liquorice in the finish.
Nice try, but not quite there yet: 4.5
Glenmorangie 10yo 40% OB
Glenmorangie's a distillery that's taken a couple new turns the last decades with countless different cask finishes. The traditional 10-year old upon which these are based, is very sweet, concentrated apple liqueur, cinnamon and hard malty candy. A very simple, easy and sweet malt. Good for cask experimentation, but comes across a little weak on it's own.
Too bland to make a lasting impression: 4.5
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