Glenmorangie 12 Years Old, Millennium Malt

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 6 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Lightly oaky. Sandalwood. Hint of brown sugar. Palate Butterscotch, lots of vanilla and honey. Finish Light, refreshing. An almost spritzy, crunchy, toasty, dryness. Comment Very evident first-fill Bourbon character.

Jim Murray Nose Fabulously complex with malt in varying degrees of sweetness and intensity giving an almost three-dimensional feel. Apples and kumquats offer a mixed fruitiness that lightens it a little. The oak offers vanilla and polished leather. Palate Big dry oak start which sweetens as the malt gathers pace. Brilliant balance of drier vanilla and sweeter toffee. Finish Extremely long and malty with the heavier, silky tones clinging, unusually for a Glenmorangie, to the roof of the mouth. The oak returns to add extra dryness and weight. Comment A charming and excellent single malt offering untold complexity in the layers of flavours.