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Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or Sauternes Cask Finish
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
August 21, 2021 (edited November 16, 2021)
The nose starts with lemon sorbet, orange blossom and fresh cut Fuji apples then comes some light nuttiness leaning towards walnuts with vanilla creme brûlée that transitions to black pepper, light barrel spices and toasted sourdough bread with medium ethanol burn.
The taste is a thin-medium mouthfeel starting with star anise baked pears, lemon zest, orange blossom and apple pie then comes some light nuttiness with vanilla seeds that transitions to black pepper, light barrel spices and challah bread with medium ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with star anise baked pears, apple pie, vanilla seeds, cracked black pepper, challah bread.
Glenmorangie definitely has a style that as @ctbeck11 said is “light, citrusy, easy sipping, and generally forgettable.” Out of the four tried so far, this is probably my favorite but I could also lean towards Quinta Ruban depending if I was in the mood for red or white dessert wine that day followed by the 10yr and lastly Lasanta. This has a lot of Sauternes characteristics with it with a balance of citrus fruits, nuttiness, light spice and bready notes, but if given the choice to drink this or a glass of actual Sauternes, I’d probably just take the glass of Sauternes.
A big thanks to @ctbeck11 for the sample of this to try.
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@ctbeck11 I can see that. I’ve got them tied and can go either way with them depending on the day.
I think I liked the Quinta Ruban more, but it was really close. Not my style but decent if you want an easy, sweet sipper.