Glenmorangie 15 Year Old - The Cadboll Estate Batch No.3

This 15-year-old single malt is made from barley grown on Glenmorangie's own Cadboll Estate in the Highlands, which is grown according to whisky maker Dr Bill Lumsden's exacting specifications. For this third release in the series Dr Bill has married spirit made from two separate harvests, which was initially aged in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in casks that had previously held Amontillado sherry. The result is a fragrant, cereal-forward whisky with lots of sweet and spicy flavours.

Tasting notes from Glenmorangie: 

Nose: Wonderfully aromatic and fragrant, with touches of honey, hazelnuts, mandarin oranges and soft, sweet toffee. This is then followed by top notes of sweet ripening barley, followed by baked peaches. A splash of water releases some flinty minerality, along with honeysuckle and jasmine flowers.

Palate: A gently spicy mouthfeel leads into a burst of sweet and spicy flavours – heather honey, gingerbread, hazelnut praline, fudge, toffee and a touch of clove. The Amontillado cask derived nuttiness is always present, but always gently integrated into the other, sweeter flavours. The lingering aftertaste has touches of almond marzipan and coconut, and finally a suggestion of baking fruit loaves.

Finish: Gloriously creamy and spicy, with notes of gingerbread, hazelnuts and toffee.