Nose: Baked apple drizzled with manuka honey, rum and raisin milk chocolate, orange liqueur, vanilla, plum flan. It’s a nose no-one could hate. Palate: Soft, silky, elegant entry all on supple barley sugar, butterscotch and toffee. Sweet cream sherry, black cherries. The texture is silky, creamy and has good density. Finish: Medium/short. Subtle sweetness with malted grain and fruit compote the stars of the show. This is a great example of a straight-forward sherried whisky with a sweet profile. It’s insanely easy to drink and impossible to dislike. Sure, there are hundreds of single malts that have more intense character, greater finesse or a more mature style but this is a crowd-pleaser that an enthusiast can still embrace. Or maybe I should say the whisky embraces you because that’s what it’s like – sitting in your favourite chair on a cold day, wrapped in your favourite sweater. This tasting was from a bottle of Lasanta 12 that I bought in 2012 (bottle code L12 340). I bought three at the time and I’ve just opened the last one today but I have not tasted any Lasanta 12 that was bottled in the last 14 years, so bear in mind that contemporary expressions may be a little different. However, given the consistency of Glenmorangie whisky the notes above are probably still applicable. Dependable, affordable good value single malt. “Good” : 83/100 (3.5 stars)