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| Hello, that is considered one of our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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November 8, 2021
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Unusual pairs, right this moment Glenmorangie
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I first thought, whereas perusing the wine and spirits cabinets within the nearest grocery store (a big Leclerc ‘hypermarché’) that they’d mistakenly put some Veuve Clicquot from final summer time amongst the whiskies. Nah, it was really that reasonably new Glenmorangie ‘X’, which, by the way, belongs to the identical firm, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH). Really, that vast group is now referred to as the opposite manner ‘spherical, that’s to say Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton – however they would not change the acronym to MHLV. Have not I misplaced you once more?
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Glenmorangie ‘X’ (40%, OB, +/-2021) 
It is written on the label, this beautiful cheaply priced NAS single malt (25€ a bottle at Leclerc at time of writing) was ‘made for mixing’. However let’s be rebels, as a lot as we have typically combined some very treasured outdated malts whereas we should not (Port Ellen misuwari at Fiddler’s, anybody?) we simply shan’t combine this ‘X’ and reasonably do an actual but fast examine of the engine. Color: gold. Nostril: frankly, you would have this neat. It is recent, nice, malty, with reasonably numerous vanilla and maple syrup (some heavy charring I suppose), tinned candy maize, orange blossom, nougat, conventional cake… And our beloved panettone. That is liquid panettone! Mouth: as soon as once more, I am positively shocked, I used to be anticipating one thing flat and meagre, whereas I am discovering this completely drinkable, with good maltiness, vanilla, oranges, extra panettone, extra nougat… Even the 40% do not feel weak, the physique being greater than okay. End: not even quick. Good earl-grey-y oakiness within the aftertaste. Feedback: it might have been ‘made for mixing’ however I imagine it was not made ‘solely’ for mixing. Good straightforward recent juice for ‘everybody’, together with us.
SGP:531 – 82 factors. |
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A Highland Distillery 16 yo 2005/2021 (58.3%, First Cask,
Whisky Import Netherland Dranken bv, butt) 
A single malt. With exceptions, these are normally both Clynelish, or Glenmorangie/Westport, whereas undisclosed Macallans reasonably go as blends. Nutshell, this could Glenmorangie. Color: wealthy gold. Nostril: in my e book the comfortable Glenmorangie is a ‘sponge’ distillate, it would not even take into consideration preventing any extra affect (lively wooden, wines) and reasonably adapt. That could be why, no less than within the early days, Glenmo ‘Sauternes’ was very a lot on Sauternes, similar with Margaux, Burgundy, Port, Madeira and so on, and even with new American oak. So, we’re on walnut wine right here, leaves, mustard, maybe somewhat sulphur, I am even pondering of Jerez vinegar, then artichokes and eggplants, black tobacco (Gauloises), Worcester sauce, even Louisiana chilli sauce… Could not you pour this over hamburgers? With water: English brown sauce popping out. Not completely positive that is an excellent factor. Onion soup. Mouth (neat): weird, reasonably on some heavy butterscotch that somebody would have flavoured with tobacco. Smoked millionaire shortbread, somewhat vinegar once more, leather-based, then extra fruits, maybe goji? Sultanas? With water: leather-based and bitter oranges, smoked marmalade… And at all times this sense of gunpowder (that is the PC manner of mentioning ‘s’.) End: lengthy, at all times on leather-based, with leaves, bell peppers, walnut and chestnut liqueurs… Feedback: not precisely your standard Glenmorangie, however this positive is not Clynelish. Has its charms, nevertheless it’s additionally obtained a number of flaws – not irreparable ones, having stated that. Nah, probably not for me.
SGP:562 – 79 factors. |
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PS they offer you a number of recipes in a neck-booklet with the X. Glenmorangie X Peach (1 half Glenmorangie, 1.5 components peach iced tea), or Glenmorangie X Tonic (similar with tonic as a substitute of iced tea), or Glenmorangie X Sangria (2 components Glenmorangie, 1 half lemon juice, 1 half pineapple juice, 1.5 half lemonade). They did not precisely rack their brains however why not, I’ll strive a few of these later, in… July. Adios.
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