Glenmorangie has a brand new everlasting version on the town, an age-stated expression that completes the distillery’s Flagship trilogy lineup of age-stated choices, which incorporates Glenmorangie Unique 12 Years Previous and Glenmorangie Infinita 18 Years Previous.
Glenmorangie The Altus 25 Years Previous (Latin for “excessive”) is matured in ex-bourbon casks and partially completed in Malmsey Madeira wine casks — a “sprinkling” of completed barrels, per the corporate. Why Madeira: “This homage to Glenmorangie’s pioneering Madeira-finished whisky from 1995 — a world-first and a collector’s favorite to this present day — guides a basic into The Altus’s decadent new realms of sweetness and spice.”
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Glenmorangie The Altus 25 Years Previous Evaluate
This whisky is instantly uncommon for Glenmorangie, nosing with a extra severe density than I can recall from some other Glenmo expression. Dense notes of fruitcake dominate, with a lightweight spritz of oxidized Madeira coming by means of clear. Nutty notes of almond and peanut brittle add some context, however with time in glass the whisky takes on extra floral notes. Glenmo pegs this as carnation, which I gained’t argue with.
The palate may be very buttery and wealthy, a departure from the usually gossamer, floral-centric high quality of Glenmorangie — which I occur to get pleasure from rather a lot. Instantly, there’s tons of banana right here, pairing with nutty walnuts to create a banana bread character which is partaking however sudden. Wealthy and rounded, it might be overwhelming had been it not bottled at 43% abv, which makes for an nearly refined, generally doughy physique that’s somewhat coy with its notes of vanilla and milk chocolate.
This isn’t a whisky that drinks like a 25 yr outdated, and there are each execs and cons to that assertion. On the plus aspect, it feels very recent and full of life, by no means austere or angrily severe, demanding centered consideration. On the draw back, it’s bought a $675 asking value — which, you already know, speaks for itself. Stable stuff, however I wouldn’t dream of paying that quantity for it.
86 proof.
A- / $675
Glenmorangie The Altus 25 Years Previous
USD675
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