Glenmorangie 18 Year

A very wheaty/bready honey sweetness on the nose. It smells bright and floral. Bright fruits on the palate (lots of apple, pear and a tiny bit of orange) with a bit of malt and spice on the finish. The only detractor is the texture, which is a bit thin. Very beautiful dram, that is light and easy to drink, with a decent amount of complexity.

Sweet fruity/plum or Rainer cherry nose. Fruity start finishes with a barrel or rye spice. Almost no barrel notes.

Perhaps I have been too harsh in judging this. I have offered 3 previous tasting notes, and this is actually totally delicious. I think maybe I was judging this by what I thought it would be and not what it actually is. I think for some dumb reason, I was expecting strong elements that come out in the various parts of the cask-finished Glenmorangie. The nose contains walnuts, almonds, rubbing alcohol, coconut, and perhaps a hint of artificial banana. Musty wood as an afterthought to an otherwise very clean spirit. The taste starts with walnuts and cashews and quickly evolves into fudgy dark chocolate followed by a bit of tar and tobacco. I get sugar cookies or snickerdoodles. The nutty flavors return in the finish but are melded with woody notes, walnut and pecan shells. I get a very minty aftertaste- I normally don't like mint in whiskey, but I think that it really works here. The spirit has a pronounced rubbing alcohol taste, but it's actually very pleasant. Wood spice and a bit of a spicy bite that reminds me of cloves. It's moderately creamy with a lingering spicy finish. It's very astringent.

Neat. Served in cold glass :( Nose hints os caramel Taste, slightly acidic, with fruity sherry aftertaste.