NV Glenmorangie Tusail Private Edition
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Tùsail—apparently Gaelic for ‘originary'—is the sixth release in Glenmorangie's Private Edition collection. It was distilled using floor-malted Maris Otter winter barley, once ubiquitous in the British brewing industry but now practically a rare breed. Oily on the nose, notably linseed, then becoming more floral. Cinnamon, ginger snaps, and faint new leather. Viscous on the palate, with poached pears, cloves, nutmeg, and polished oak. Drying, nutty oak in the finish.£76
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Jim Murray, Whisky Bible
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Nose: if you sniff this too hard, you might break the whisky into a thousand pieces… just so gentle, wafer-thin shards of barley, butterscotch, boiled pear, vanilla, marzipan… and all watched over by brittle spices. Taste: the delivery mirrors the nose: the first six or seven waves are simply sketches of most of the things you find in the aroma, yet with no weight or substance at all… the mid-ground becomes little more simple and vanilla-driven, though with a delicate ulmo honey thread. Finish: lightweight vanilla and barley; only the spices make a noise; bitters very slightly at death. Balance: doesn’t quite live up to the nose. But that would have been a big ask! From the Understated School of Glenmorangie. 46%
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Glenmorangie is one of the most famous and well-respected Highland single malts. The distillery has a long tradition of pushing the envelope with innovative approaches.