Glenmorangie Madeira Wood Finish, 1990s

One of the bottles i bought in the beggining of my whisky adventure was this beautiful looking Glenmorangie Madeira Wood Finish, that seemed old since the day i found it, like 8 years ago. I did my research and this one was a 1990s bottle, finished in the portuguese madeira wine. Bottled at 43%abv, with a lovely chesnut color. On the nose, it was truly remarkable. Starts with the most accurate red berries note ever. Red fruits, flowers and cherries. Chocolate, impalpable sugar. After a couple of minutes, the acid typical Glenmorangie aroma has appeared. Having a sip, revealed other nice notes, like brownies, glue and maraschino cherries. On the palate, this one is full of flavor. Super sweet; chocolate, prunes, oranges and tangerines. Aftertaste follows the fruity / sweet path. Super fruits, prunes, raspberries, hints of salt and red fruits. Overall, this whisky was really incredible. I have truly enjoyed it; even if the cork almost pulverized when i took it off. This must be the definitive madeira wood finish single malt, close to perfection. A wonderful dram, my score for it is a 94 over 100.

NOSE Sticky winey sweetness, dried orchard fruit, dried apricots, sultanas and some caramel with touches of oak and spice. The Madeira lands heavy and brings an intense sugary sweetness to it that isn’t quite balanced. PALATE Heavy golden raisin sweetness, wine sweetness, dried orchard fruit, malt, oak and some caramel. There’s something a bit off about it, like the pieces are a millimeter off and it’s not quite coming together. FINISH Medium-short -> Winey sweetness, oak, copper and some stale dried fruit fade out.