Glenmorangie Tayne

The nose is full of fruit. You can smell the ghost of the copper still in there too. On the palate, it’s clearly sherried. Dark fruit with light citrus and oak. The body is earthy. It doesn’t linger as long as the Quinta Ruban, but it has a nice steady finish that hangs around.

The final sample I needed from the Glenmorangie travel retail Legends Collection: The Tayne. This bottle pays homage to Spanish sailing ships that transported their wares from the Spanish coast up to Scotland and the U.K. Thanks to my NJ connection, @Richard-ModernDrinking I get to finish this lackluster trilogy off without having to spend another $85-100 to do so. This bottle contains non-age specific juice that was finished in Spanish Amontillado sherry casks. It’s chill filtered, has added color and was bottled at 43% ABV. It’s rich gold in color and makes thin legs without leaving very many drops behind. The nose is ripe raspberries, oranges and dried orchard fruit. There’s a heavy, dry roasted peanut note along with the faintest of oak. The palate starts with more berries and oranges but transitions quickly to cinnamon and paprika spices before a nice, bitter chocolate note rounds things out. It definitely seems much stronger than 43%, but it has to be youthful spirit giving that impression. The finish is long and warm, spicy with a lingering oily sherry note. This is hands down the best aspect of the dram- it just hangs there until you wash it away. Overall, I’m not sure which of the Legends bottles I liked the most. This one lacked any serious complexity, but it was quite palatable- like most Glenmorangie. It seems as though they are never exciting drams- with the exception to the inaugural, Signet bottle. It’s a shame you have to pay $160+ to get to that level with a Glenmorangie, though. This one is a decent, if unremarkable, whisky. 3 stars. Thanks again, Richard. Cheers.

In holiday mode passing through duty free I got chatting to a Columbian in charge of handing out samples. This was number 1 and the only one I bought a bottle of out of several. It's not complex but it's got balance and flavour, nice aftertaste. Almonds and more as the other reviewers pointed out. Worth buying at $50 USD. Not sure how well it'll hold up after the bottle has been opened a while. Will have to do an updated review when I crack the bottle open.

Very light some sherry, breakfast drink