Glenmorangie
Scotland
Single Malt
Launched in 2013, Glenmorangie Ealanta is an astonishing single malt which comes from the distillery's superb range of wood experiments. In this case, however, the whisky was fully matured in specially sourced, heavily toasted new white oak casks from Missouri's Ozark mountains. It was named "Ealanta" for the Gaelic for "skilled" and "ingenious".
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All about Orange Zest. The ethereal long necks of Glenmorangie’s stills are famed for producing a light, fruity and almost zesty spirit, and this characteristic is turned up to 11 in this release. You’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d just been handed an old-fashioned cocktail.
Yet more candied orange, tropical fruit, a touch of vanilla, and an all-pervading sweetness that leaves you in absolutely no doubt about the fact that this has come from fresh oak.
This is where the maturity starts to shine through. The complex ethereal nature of the fruit begins to fade, and gives way to a familiar high-note of rancio and dried figs.
Yes. This is my kind of whisky. Big, brash, packed full of flavour, and not in any way hiding from - or apologising for - what it is.
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Ealanta is a solid and quite interesting whisky and definitely packs a lot of taste. A lot of fruit/citrus, and nice and heavy finish. Having said that - I am not blown away and prefer some of the more "simple" Glenmorangies.
To be fair, I like this whisky. I just don't think it's "astonishing" and hesitate to pay $125 or more plus tax, which is the average street price in Dallas, Texas. The candied fruits, vanilla and spice are unquestionably appealing. It reminded me of the gingerbread pound cake loaf thing that Starbucks sells around the Christmas holiday, which I think is delicious. Finish is good. Mouth feel is nice. If Glenmorangie hadn't introduced this at such a high price, I would go for it.
