Glenmorangie Three Cask Matured

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 20 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Blackberry pie dusted with icing sugar. Palate Scented, dryish. A first bite of the fruits. Finish The juice, with some acidity and bitterness. Comment A very unusual vatting (bourbon, plain charred oak and Rioja) has produced equally strange flavours. Less oaky vanilla and more Rioja than I would have expected. I like its eccentricity, but it loses points for lack of whisky character.

Dave Broom Nose Fragrant and lifted: apple, strawberry, orange blossom, vanilla, chocolate, spice. In time, Irn Bru. Palate Starts soft, but is lightly tannic with an acidic edge. Soft fruits, plum skin, chocolate. Finish Creamy and fruity, peach apricot, Opal Fruits (aka Starburst). Comment Doesn’t quite hold together on palate.