Glenmorangie Lasanta Sherry Cask Finish 12 Year

Nuts aroma. Sweet body with an oily finish.

This bottle was a gift from a team of coworkers, so like all gifted whisky it’s going to be tasty. (Ok maybe not Fireball) First thing is the colour in the glass. Deep amber resembling more of a Bourbon than a scotch. No doubt the sherry is at work here. The nose is like a jammy pie cooling on the windowsill. Raisins, figs and dates stewed together with a buttery crust is what this presents. Behind that there is a hint of cereal but it just goes back to funky fruit as soon as you find it. In fact it may not even be there at all, but my subconscious wants it to be there so you all don’t think all I smell is pie. My senses aren’t broken after all, as the palate delivers a quick bit of sugary sweetness that you would expect from pie, but then all the warm oatmeal flavours that are typically found in Glenmorangie are there. After the malt rolls through there are hints of white pepper and oak to round it out. The finish is decent but short, mostly just telling the same story as the back of the palate. A little dry, and a little bitter, priming you for the next sip. If you like your scotch bright and sunny, then maybe stick with the 10 or the Sauternes cask, but if you like a bit darker, fruitier, funkier pie in a bottle kind of dram,this is a good bottle indeed.

Can’t do better than what it says on the box - “a nose of toffee richness, ginger and dates leads to honeyed tastes of sultanas, warm spices and Seville orange”. Body is sadly a little lacking, otherwise an impressive dram.

Way better than the vanilla 10 yr Nose:warm spices, bills, stone fruit Palate: more spice and raisins Mouthfeel: still smooth and round Finish: slightly sweet, though less so than the 10. Alcohol with and spices linger slightly