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Glenmorangie Nectar D'or 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 28, 2017 (edited February 27, 2023)
Nose: Pineapple, citrus, chamomile and mild cinnamon with a buttery and lightly honeyed background. It's a pleasant nose that conveys the white wine casks used for finishing very well, but I felt it lacked a bit of zest. There was a sense that it was trying very hard to emulate the nose of a botrytis riesling.
Palate: Citrus and white grapes on the arrival with a very faint honey note. As it develops, some tannic astringency becomes apparent with mild oak and overbrewed weak black tea. This is, however, balanced by a sweet note and given some depth by the characteristic Glenmorangie cereal background.
Finish: Medium/long. Well balanced with a grape/oak character.
A nice whisky, and probably my favourite of the "finished" Gelnmorangie selection, but I thought it was a bit engineered. Also, a lot of the initial floral and fruity freshness of the profile had faded away by the time the bottle was about half full, leaving it a little dull. It's hard to actively dislike, but I didn't find it compelling either, and having tried it once I wouldn't buy another bottle (but I’d accept a free pour for certain).
"Good" : 83/100 (3.5 stars)
95.0
AUD
per
Bottle
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