Glenmorangie Túsail

A nice, fancy Glenmorangie, made using an English Barley called Maris Otter, often used to make craft beers. All the fruitiness from Glenmorangie is here, with an important influence of a yeasty / grassy profile. Bottled at 46%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose, nice aromas with no alcohol note at all. Starts with a clean apple note, cooked apples. Barley, grass, super fresh. Creamy cake. After first sip, i got Toffee, lots of yeast, like a craft beer. Old oranges. It smells like any scottish distillery, because of the yeast and the barley notes. You also find this old cake note, like eating a cake on the last day before it goes bad. On the palate it is delicious. It is better on the palate than on the nose. First sip is all about caramel, honey and then a chilli punch. The second sip was a lot more cereal-like. Raw rice, wheat, barley. Aftertaste is very pleasant. Starts with a great mild smokey note, pepper and salt. Very fancy, very rewarding. Overall this is a great whisky, nice fancy feeling, i believe there are a lot of better whiskies than this one, but you can count on this as a safe bet. I liked it, i won't cherish it, i believe it deserves exactly a 89/100 score and many people will qualify it as a jewel, but there are more interesting things out there.

N - Pear, light fruit, ethanol. Very light nose. P - Fruit, caramel, malt, vanilla F - Crisp, short, astringent and unpleasantly dry??? Adding water created a very creamy mouthfeel. This Limited Edition is very good but it is a puzzle. The light nose and delicate fruit flavors are dominated by the very dry finish. It reminds me of a very dry white wine finish. However, the rich mouthfeel and the abundance of flavors is enough to buy a pour, or split a bottle with someone. I can't really recommend for $100 plus unless you are maintaining the LE collection. Thanks to JWSparta for sharing a pour from your extended Glenmorangie LE collection. Cheers.

This may be a NAS, but this private edition offering is damn good. No coloring and not chill filtered, and a nice 46% ABV. The nose is full of banana, white grapes, marzipan, icing, and powdered sugar. The palate is a great mix of apple pie a la mode, corn flakes and a banana split. A long finish of nutmeg with a touch of cinnamon and ginger snaps. Wow, I am very glad I took a gamble on the bottle. If you like sweet drams like I do, go for it. This is a 4.25 for me. The theme to this dram is going to be "Sweet Child O' Mine" by GNR.

NOSE Juicy sultanas, vanilla fondant, banana pudding, dried orchard fruit, Necco, cocoa, touches of butterscotch and spice. Waves of natural and manufactured (crafted) sweetness move back and forth over a banana pudding base. Sounds weird, smells awesome. PALATE Banana pudding, juicy sultanas, baking spice, malt and vanilla fondant with bits of cocoa and spice. Palate pulls back a tad from the aroma in depth and complexity, but only a tad. FINISH Medium -> Banana pudding, caramel, oak and spice.

The thing I hate the most about NAS bottles is when you're trying not to like them on principle, but they keep on being so fucking good. This ended up being the standout at a tasting I went to. Creaminess that's reminiscent of Glenfarclas 12, but more on the side of lemon meringue rather than custard. The finish is a lingering smooth agrume with a hint of spice that delights, and begs for more. Bit on the expensive side, but cheap compared to, say, a cocaine habit, so stop judging me, Dad.

Lemon and peaches on the nose. Light grass and grain. Light citrus lemon/lime on the tongue. Barley with a touch of sweetness(honey?) Slight sour, yeasty finish. Malty but earthier. A bit of wood spice. This is a bit of an oddity, but definitely worth a try. The classic Glenmorangie is in there, but it's subdued behind the more unusual flavors.