Glenmorangie Tayne

Banana bread, sweet cinnamon and baking spices, vanilla and bready malt. Something pleasingly sharp, citrusy, almost Rye-like. Hint of sea salt and toasted coconut. Bright honeyed nuts arrive first on the palate, developing into warm ginger and woody spices. Crisp, slightly bitter finish, though a bit hot. Overall fairly simple, but satisfying. Nothing noticeably improved compared with the original 10 year, in my opinion... A gift from my father (a port man) on his last business trip to England. Dry glass: beeswax and dry malt.

I opened this bottle to share over Thanksgiving. Being a liter helps with having a few extra folks over too. I've had the Morangie Signet before, which I loved. And the Nectar D'or which I really didn't like...so was hoping this would be somewhere in between. Nose is a bit phenolic at first, but let it breathe. You'll soon find almonds and chocolate. That nut cocoa combo carries over to the palette, adding a bit of vanilla and oolong tea as well. Not abaialable in the US (yet), but if it does become available, it's worthwhile VFM ($75 for a liter). Not up there with the Signet, but better in my opinion than Lasanta, Nectar, or their core 12

Drankgigant & drankdozijn 79,50