Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest

Fantastic with blue cheese!

The caladonian

The last time I had this it seemed like a perfect summer pour, a chardonnay of whiskey. -A great nose with honey and sweet tobacco. -A crisp palate with that bright Glenmorangie malt, but with slight undertones of peat, juniper (gin), and pine. It's a beautiful balance, evoking an inviting forest.

Lately the whisky industry giants, Glenmorangie, have released a series of expressions, that tell a tale. The first one was "A tale of Cake" and the second one was "A tale of Winter"; both great single malts that achieved their goal to taste as marketed. Well, the turn has arrived for "A tale of Forest", a slightly peated dram that should resemble a forest experience. This one has been done by kilning the barley with some peat and also some herbs and woodland botanicals to develop the profile that Dr. Bill Lumdsen was looking for. Bottled at 46%abv, golden color. On the nose, it started with nice aroma notes of wet moss, earthy peat. It is quite aromatic. Heather; moor, plastic and foam. It smells like a rainforest. On the palate it is a little dim, with a vanilla watery note, mud and orange peel. It manages to barely pass the test. Aftertaste is grassy. Burnt hay, Aromatic incense. It feels like you can bite the the herbal sensation here. Ginger. Overall, even if this is not the best whisky in the world, not even close; i have to give my respects to Glenmorangie. It tastes exactly as marketed, like a forest. That means that the three expressions that have been released from this collection have achieved what they offered, to tell you a tale of cake, winter and forest. I truly believe that my score system is not been too fair here since it tells me this is an 85 over 100, but it surely feels like an 87-88. Well, my score system has been generous before, now it is a little unfair. It is what it is. Sláinte!

Floral and prary nose. Lightly sweet up front light peat light smoke, smoothest finish of the glennoranges Ive had. Super easy to drink.