ABV: 40 %
Origin: Highlands
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 3
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and malty. At first there’s a very clean and simple sweetness with a mild vanilla and honey tone mixed with a slightly sour maltiness. It’s very laid back and never really pops out of the glass. When it settles there’s a lemony freshness on top of a very balanced center with the sweetness and a hint of liquorice. This is a good nose. It lacks power and complexity but comes through as very deliberate in its simple profile.

Mouth: It starts out with a honey sweetness and a very clear maltiness. A sweet and sour character quickly forms and it feels logical in comparison to the nose. It’s still fresh and simple and, even though it’s a bit too mild, it has a gentle spicyness spreading out over the palate. The sour notes is stronger in the back and the sweetness occupies the front, but they come together nicely in the center.

Finish: The transition is mild and the spicyness keeps on spreading throughout the palate. It’s still a mild experience through. The mix of sweet and sour becomes even more integrated and when a nice, gentle oakiness arrives out on the edges, it seems to match the other flavours balance wise. The oakiness is a mix of dried old grey oak and slightly younger oak, but they mix well and never becomes too oaky. There’s a slight hazelnut note coming through as well. The honey and liquorice notes follow along throughout the finish. This is a very good whisky. It lacks power and complexity but feels well made, clean and made with thought.

Additional information
This is the base for Glenmorangie’s core range. It’s aged in first and second fill american ex-bourbon barrels. It’s distilled in the highest stills in Scotland, which makes it a very refined whisky.

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