The Duthac comes from Glenmorangie's range of expressions originally released for the Travel Retail market. This particular single malt, name after St. Duthac whose resting place sits at the centre of the Royal Burgh of Tain, has been part finished in Pedro Ximénez Sherry and virgin oak casks before being bottled at 43% ABV. Plenty of rich, mellow elements throughout this one (as you'd expect from Glenmorangie), with touches of sticky PX sweetness and herb-y spiciness.
Shame about the finish. Go for the Tayne. This was too ethanoly for me. Immature grog dressed up in beautiful packaging and a lovely bottle.
I have this whisky high on my list. Is a really pleasant whisky that is sweet, full flavoured and typically Glenmorangie. Will test your taste buds as a lot is going on here. Nice nose and colour + presented in a nice bottle and at a nice price (outside of the UK). A typical every-day whisky. I need to buy one
A flat malt. Sweet In the nose, but bitter after tasting. A good whiskey but not more than that.
I'm a fan of the Glenmorangie 10 year old Original. Some whisky that is stated as being strong in flavour can take a few drams to get along with. Some NAS bottles are just fancy marketed, sherry casked harsh young spirit that strips the lining off your nose and gums. Not this! This is a quality product and I was left not caring what age it was. The nose was delightful from the start and the taste (helped with a drop of water) didn't disappoint. This has all the nice buttery sweet honey you'd expect from Glenmorangie but with extra sherry, golden syrup and oak flavours. Very nice indeed.
Johnnie Walker's Duty Free line really let me down, so I was a bit hesitant to pick up the Duthac. I was pleasantly surprised at how fantastic this bottle was. Fantastic dram where you can really appreciate the sweetness and toasted oak imparted by the barreling. A great buy at 1L for $80 US.
