Glenmorangie "A Tale of Spices" - 46%

Glenmorangie was founded in 1843 in a converted brewery and rebuilt in 1887. It is located in Tain in the Northern Highlands and is renowned for never having sold its whisky to blenders. It is also known as “The Sixteen Men of Tain”—an old rule stipulating that there should always be 16 men producing whisky at the distillery. Glenmorangie owns its own forests for its barrels and has played a major role in developing the use of different types of wood and casks in whiskey production. The current owner is Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy.

The new edition of Glenmorangie Lasanta was initially matured for 14 years in bourbon casks and then transferred to Oloroso sherry casks for the final 12 months. This maturation gives the single malt a round and balanced character with sweet and floral aromas of chocolate and spices.

Glenmorangie started producing in 1843 in an reconstructed brewery. In 1887 the distillery was completely new constructed. It is located in the northern Highlands in Tain. Stories tell that its whisky has never been sold for making blends. There used to be an old rule that claimed that there should always be sixteen men in the distillery making the whisky. This is why the distillery is also known under the name ' The sixteen men of Tain'. Glenmorangie even has own forests where it gets its wood for the casks from. Therefore it has a big impact on the development of using different wood and cask types during making whisky. Today the distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.

The whisky matures for the longest time of its twelve years in bourbon barrels (= 8 years) before it receives a finish in Palo Cortado sherry barrels (= 4 years). The special feature of the maturation are the Palo Cortado casks, whose former content is one of the rarest sherry varieties. This Glenmorangie is also the first bottling of the distillery from these Palo Cortado casks. The taste alternates the typically sweet and spicy flavours of a Glenmorangie. The finish is particularly striking and a great strength of this whisky. The finish is extremely long-lasting, graceful and is accompanied by an elegant nuttiness.

This bottling from Glenmorangie is absolutely unique. The malt was dried over botanicals during the production of the whisky. This method resulted in a lively and peppery single malt with aromas of pine, mint, eucalyptus and bitter oranges, accompanied by bittersweet notes and some wood smoke. The illustrator Pomme Chan was commissioned to design the bottle and outer packaging. Thus, a fantasy forest was also created on the packaging, which perfectly underscores the aromas of the whisky.

The X by Glenmorangie was developed with mixologists to create a sweeter and fuller taste. It is specially designed for mixing and to take classic cocktails to a new level. It has delicious flavors of pear, vanilla and honeysuckle orange that can be used to transform even the simplest drink into something extraordinary.

The name of this bottling derives from the casks used for finishing: Ruby Port casks.

The Glenmorangie 18 “The Infinita” matured in Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks.