Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Years [700ML]

Description  

Glenmorangie distillery was founded by William Matheson in 1843 in Scotland Highlands. Glenmorangie’s pure, smooth spirit is distilled in Scotland’s tallest stills, matured in the finest casks and perfected by The Men of Tain.

Glenmorangie’s American white oak casks are hand-picked from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. They then air season the oak for two years before lending them to bourbon producers like Jack Daniels for four years to use in their own maturation before taking back the now ex-bourbon barrels to be used to mature the Glenmorangie whisky. Glenmorangie’s water flows from the Tarlogie Springs in the hills above the distillery.

Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Years is a notable Highland single malt scotch whisky that is one of the Cask Finish series, along with Quinta Ruban and Nectar d'Or. Expressions in this series feature a similar maturation process where it is first matured in American ex-bourbon oak casks for ten years. The difference between the three is the final two years of maturation in different types of cask. Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Years is finished in hand-selected Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry oak casks while Nectar D’or matures in Ex-Sauternes Casks and Quinta Ruban uses Ex-Port barrels.

Lasanta stands for “warm and passion” in Gaelic, a name that suits this sherry influenced whisky. The whisky was initially released in a 46% ABV bottling but has been reduced to 43% ABV in 2014.

TO THE EYE

Warm Gold. The magnificent colour comes from the unique ageing process of the American ex-bourbon casks and Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry cask.

TO THE NOSE

Warm spices mix with smooth chocolate covered raisins, honeycomb and caramel toffee.

TO THE TONGUE

Sweet sherry flavoured sultanas, orange segments, walnuts and butterscotch combine to create complex warm spices.

TO THE END

Long and satisfying finish with spiced orange and chocolate covered hazelnuts.