Glenmorangie 18 Year Old Extremely Rare Whisky

AVB: 43%.        Bottle: 700ml 

The last hours of a perfect autumn day when the world looks like a golden dream filled with cookie-coloured leaves and butterscotch skies... What would that taste like?  The answer is, this dazzling, luminous whisky – a rhapsody of warm tones like purple heather, leaves swirling in the wind and hues of lemon, copper and gold.

 To create it, the master distiller gathered the silky, fruity spirit from their giraffe-high stills and let it steep in American oak casks. No less than 15 years later, then transfer a portion into Oloroso sherry casks for three more years.

Once 18 years have passed, its reunited  to create its warm balance of sweet, floral lushness. Rich marmalade flavours brush against honey and fig, touches of caramelized orange and far-off campfire smoke.

Have a taste, and let your imagination wander to the edge of an autumn afternoon.

Colour: Honeyed gold in colour.

Nose: Rich, rounded and sweet with dried fruit and a complex floral fragrance.

Palate:   A balance between honey, malt and flowery notes. Rich figs and dates emerge with a hint of wood smoke in the background.

Finish: Long and enticing with the sweetness of dried fruit and subtle dryness of Oloroso nuttiness.

Awards:

Gold:  Outstanding Scotch Single Malt - Highland - 2019 Scotch Single Malt - Highland - 2019  International Wine & Spirit Competition

Winner :Best Highland Single Malt - 2015 World Whiskies Awards

Jim Murray ranking: 91