This is the 12 year old, Sherry cask finished expression from Glenmorangie, dubbed The Lasanta. It first matures in bourbon casks before being moved over to Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks for a finishing period. Plenty rich and creamy with dark chocolate, dried fruit and fresh honey.
Plum and baking spice supported by milk chocolate raisin, caramel and toasty oak.
A dash of tart raspberry coulis leads into a generous helping of sherried dried fruit, with orange marmalade, toasted nuts and berry jam. Sweeter notes of brown sugar and cereal notes appear.
Silky and long, with oily orange peel, cinnamon and hazelnut praline, rounded off by bitter dark chocolate.
I just don't 'get' this whisky. Bad wood. Astringent and therefore overpriced. Never buying this again. Your money is better spent on Aberlour A'Bunadh, Glenfarclas 12 or Gelndronach 12. This one has a fancy name and is just finish in sherry butts. If you want something that has a mix of sherry and x-bourbon casks get Tomatin 12. It blows the Lasanta away. For the record, I don't like the Gelnnmorangie 10 or the Nectar D'Or either but I like the Quinta Ruban.
A lovely Highland whisky, with a nose, palate and finish to help continue my whisky education. I will definitely be keeping a bottle in the house
My favourite and first choice present for good friends
First glenmorangie bottle for me. I’m half way down. First of all it has nice texture! And good nose. The palate feels too specific, but somehow not always the same. A bit like transformative red-orange marker color. Finish for me starts great with dried fruits and a little touch of sourness.
To me, the bourbon is a bit overwhelming. I don't dislike bourbon but it bugs me when a scotch carries it's heavy flavors. It isn't all bad. There are nice complexities here, I just wish this scotch was aged in sherry casks rather than just finished in them.
