There is this travel retail collection from the whisky giant Glenmorangie, that i believe it is called "the legends", where some spin offs of popular releases are available. I had "The Accord" one and was fairly good. Now this "the Elementa" is my dram for tonight. It is a 14yo single malt, matured in new charred oak casks. Bottled at 43%abv, golden color. On the nose, it has the Glenmorangie DNA; Orange peel, vainilla, chocolate and fruitcake. After a first sip, the aroma clarified into an orange leaf and pepper. On the palate, starts peppery and has strong notes of chilli, in a pleasant way. Hints of oranges and tangerine. A second sip was all about vanilla cream, oak spice and Mint fondant. Aftertaste is spicy. Pepper, aniseed; clove and oranges. Overall, for a 14yo Glenmorangie, it is dissapointing. The offered spiciness is not really impressive, the typical "Glenmo" oranges are here, some vanilla and all of the boring normal notes you can get from any other dram. I often find that travel retail exclusives are inferior, and this is one of those cases. My score for it is 76 over 100.
About this bottle
This is an unpeated single malt expression that was originally released for the travel retail market and was then released to the international market. It is matured a minimum 14 years in ex-bourbon casks and finished in charred virgin oak.
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Duty-free liter. Fresh flowers, heavy french oak spice & a tannic bite, candied orange peel, spicy ginger, dried mango, clove, chiffon cake, vanilla beans, chinese cinnamon, peppery, nutty, toffee. Not bad, especially for a 14yr scotch at this price.
Dec 2nd advent box. Tried neat. On the nares it smells sweet with notes of citrus fruit, pepper, honeydew, green apples, & pencil shavings. On the palate it’s a burst of sweetness and spice with notes of fruit and cinnamon
Nose: Vanilla, caramel, oak, nuts, pear Palate: Vanilla, nuts, plums, chocolate Finish: Chocolate, oak The house flavour is clearly there. Its balanced nicely and has character. Reminds me of high quality bourbons.
Spices and vanilla oak on the nose. More of the same on the palate with a medium sweet finish. Too low of a proof to be worthy of seeking out.
Ginger and orange on the nose Powerful chocolate with the ginger orange combinations. Nice wood undertones keep it dry.
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