Lush and deliciously herbaceous, Glenmorangie A Story of the Forest is Glenmorangie’s first whisky ever crafted from barley kilned with woodland botanicals. Impressed by the pure, everchanging marvel Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation encounters as he wanders the woods close to his dwelling, this experimental restricted version evokes the scents, sounds and sights of the forest itself. Its pleasant flavours of pine, juniper and woodsmoke have led illustrator Pomme Chan to dream up her personal fantastical forest, showcased on the whisky’s pack.
For over 175 years, Glenmorangie’s whisky creators have been endlessly imaginative of their quest to create scrumptious single malts – none extra so than Dr Invoice, identified for his ‘What if…?’ strategy to whisky. Some years in the past, dreaming of a whisky which captured the marvel of a stroll within the forest, Dr Invoice recalled how historic Highland whisky makers dried their barley with all types of forest gasoline. He started experimenting by kilning his barley with many various botanicals, lastly choosing juniper berries, birch bark and heather flowers, married with a little bit peat. The outcome was a batch of spirit with uncommon aromas of pine needles and juniper, laced with wisps of smoke. He then aged it in bourbon casks together with many refill casks, chosen to permit the spirit’s flavours to shine.
Pairing up with Glenmorangie to carry the whisky’s flavours to life on its pack, Thai illustrator Pomme Chan walked deep into her favorite forest in northern Thailand and started to attract, taking inspiration from her environment and her conversations with Dr Invoice about Scotland. Quickly she created her personal fantastical forest, which evokes the packaging’s design. A feast of luxurious technicolour, her illustration echoes the flavours and botanicals of the whisky – with blossoming heather, aromatic juniper and oranges and pine cones dancing on the breeze.
Dr Invoice stated: “Each time I am going into the woods the place I dwell, I discover one thing new, be it the perfume of final evening’s rainfall or the sound of leaves rustling a specific means. I started to think about how we may carry the forest to life in a whisky, by kilning barley with supplies from woodland, the best way our ancestors did. After many experiments, we selected juniper, birch bark and heather, which might historically have been used within the kilning course of, to create a Glenmorangie as lush and leafy because the forest itself. With aromas of pine needles, woodland moss, juniper’s sharpness, and tastes of eucalyptus, mint, bitter orange and distant smoke, A Story of the Forest is a whisky to encompass, delight
and shock you, whether or not you take pleasure in it deep in a forest or in cocktails at dwelling.”
Pomme stated: “I’m so excited to be collaborating with Glenmorangie for this scrumptious restricted version. To me, a forest is all concerning the senses – the perfume, in addition to what you see and listen to. By way of my illustration, I wished to convey the mysterious depth of the forest in addition to the botanicals and flavours you could find within the whisky: heather, juniper, orange mint… I hope the pack attracts individuals in and invitations them to think about themselves having fun with Glenmorangie A Story of Forest on a hike or a picnic… in a forest, after all!”
