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Glenmorangie’s final “story” whisky was one about… cake. Now the distillery turns its consideration to one thing you’ll be able to’t truly eat: winter, with one other wine cask completed single malt.
A Story of Winter, designed to “encapsulate the delight of snuggling up in a winter jumper by the fireplace, whereas snow lay on the bottom,” is a 13 yr outdated whisky that’s completed in Marsala wine casks from Sicily. It’s shocking that, given Glenmo’s years of cask experimentation, it hasn’t already dropped a Marsala completed bottling, nevertheless it appears to be the case.
Let’s gentle a fireplace, placed on some wool socks, and provides it a strive.
First impression: It certain does really feel Christmassy, very spicy on the nostril, with notes of mulled wine, torched orange peel, and plums with chocolate syrup. The underlying cereal notes really feel well-toasted, virtually charred, evoking the blackened a part of a toasted marshmallow. I’m within the temper to open presents, for certain.
The primary contact of the palate has a bit extra austerity than the nostril would point out, although its winey sweetness is clearly loaded up with Marsala character, which will get issues began on a racy notice. Right here the spices take a tougher edge, with extra of an Japanese bent than the baking cupboard, notes of citrus, ginger, and chocolate rapidly giving manner in full to that oxidized Marsala character. It wholly takes over on the again finish: The end is heavy with the stuff, virtually bitter and mouth-puckering — and a contact off-putting, marring an in any other case delightfully enjoyable lead-up — proving handily how somewhat Marsala actually can go a good distance.
92 proof.
B+ / $100 [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]
Glenmorangie “A Story of Winter”
$100
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