LeeEvolved
Reviewed
July 4, 2019 (edited July 8, 2019)
This is the third installment in the Glenmorangie Legends Collection: The Tarlogan. It follows the previous releases of Duthac and Tayne. All 3 releases are travel retail exclusives designed to represent locations in and around the distillery. The Tarlogan is named for the Tarlogie water source used by the distillery. Its a blend of whisky that was matured in virgin oak and ex-bourbon casks. It’s a pale, straw yellow in the Glencairn and produces watery, thin legs and medium-sized drops after you give it a spin. It’s bottled at 43% ABV and I picked the bottle up online from Whisky World for $46.
The nose starts with a lightly, charred oak, apples, pears and fresh muddled spearmint. There’s an intrusive menthol and eucalyptus note that permeates the entire dram before ultimately yielding to typical ex-bourbon barrel standards like vanilla, leather tannins and sawdust. The palate is a bit more adventurous: pears, banana bread, berry fruits and apples. The spirit is young and can’t be masked, especially when aged in virgin oak, so it’s naturally harsh and somewhat hot, even though it’s blended down to 43%. The thin mouthfeel allows all the abrasive aspects to wreak havoc on the tongue. The finish is medium-short and very dry. It ultimately tastes and feels like you’ve licked the inside of the cask. Wood, wood and more wood.
Overall, I’ve tried the Duthac and found it to be just like this one: very middle-of-the-road and uninspired. Reviews of The Tayne lead me to believe it’s the best of the 3 Legends Collection releases and the one to seek out. This, unfortunately, is just more TRE/NAS mediocrity from Glenmorangie. I can’t recommend it to anyone other than ‘Morangie fanboys. 2.5-2.75 stars. Cheers.
46.0
USD
per
Bottle