Our Nurnberg International Whisky group continued our journey with a tasting set quartet from Glenmorangie, exploring the impact of different finishes on the same ‘base’. This was joined by an extra “bonus” – a Cragganmore Port finish to compare with … Continue reading
We started our evening with the Highland Glenmorangie… The Dornoch is part of their travel retail range. Glenmorangie Dornoch 43% Nose – It began with very “classic” Glenmorangie notes of heather, honey, lightly floral, juicy oranges… quite summery in its … Continue reading
We had different plans for this evening – a much anticipated combined night with our Bombay Malt & Cigar gents… However it was not do be so what to do instead? We thought why not reach into our bars and … Continue reading
Next up was a single malt our host selected for its Amontillado Spanish Sherry finish. Again a duty free purchase, part of Glenmorangie’s moderately priced Legends range that has been around since early 2016. We sampled it blind before our … Continue reading
Glenmorangie is known for taking its typical highland of sweet honey, citrus and floral to play with different casks, particularly finishes, to create a different profile. The Duthac is one such variant – using a combination ex PX Sherry and … Continue reading
When we have whisky tasting themes, it tends to be “anchored” by something our host has to share. Which is exactly what inspired our Whisky Ladies June 2018 session… It began with a bottle of Glenmorangie and was augmented by … Continue reading
The thing about proper whisky tasting evenings is there should be “left overs”…. which typically the contributor takes home. However from time to time, it is good to share “cleaning out” with others, particularly if it means a whisky others … Continue reading
We had another type of evening planned but with our original contributor unwell, decided to shift gears completely and crack open our respective bars to pull out an open bottle or two. What did we decide to try / revisit? … Continue reading
Duty free releases can sometimes surprise you… They can be terribly average, a marketing dumping ground to see what sticks. They can also be a rather fine example of the best a distillery has to offer… or an interesting experiment … Continue reading
You would think having one Whisky Ladies session in January would be sufficient… and we certainly had a merry evening combined with the gents to explore Douglas Laing blends with a bonus! However we decided to skip our February session … Continue reading
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