Glenmorangie A Tale Of Spices

The Glenmorangie A Tale Of… series is now well established. Cake, Winter, Forest, Tokyo, Ice Cream… and now, Spice. Like its predecessors, Glenmorangie A Tale of Spices is exactly what it says on the tin (or rather, the fancy presentation box). It starts in the usual place, bourbon barrels. Some of the whisky went into Moroccan red wine casks made from French oak, a first for Glenmorangie, bringing tannic bite and aromatic spice. Others got finished in new charred oak casks, adding a punch of toasted wood and smoky spice. Then there’s the shaved and toasted red wine casks, which peel back layers of oak and re-toast them for fruity sweetness and wine-kissed depth. Finally, good old Pedro Ximénez sherry casks deliver rich, syrupy sweetness to balance the fire with some indulgent sugar.