Tasting Notes: Glenmorangie 10 year

Glenmorangie 10 year (Scottish Whisky: Highland Single Malt: 10 Years Old.: 40% ABV)

Visual: Light pale yellow gold and clear.

Nose: Dry, brown sugar. Floral with touches of vanilla yogurt. Dry planed wood shavings mix with light heather streaks. Water makes for a surprisingly spicy nose with mashed raspberries in a wooden tun and fermentation house aromas, almost cotton wool like on the nose.

Body: Sweet and honeyed. Slight roasted taste and a very floral character. A touch of biscuits and evident alcohol. Mellows with water and again somewhat fruit. Water definitely improves it.

Finish: Slight nut and dry fire. Lots of wood and airy character. Sweeter and longer after water with some red wine bite.

Conclusion: A firm floral malt with fruitiness waiting to be revealed by a passing dash of water. Slightly over dry but still drinkable. Water makes for a much more refreshing and exciting take, which make one wonder why this, one of the more available pub whiskies, does not lead to more pubs offering a jug of water at the bar to enhance the experience. This does bemuse me.

What really makes this whisky shine though is its versatility. Whilst it does not match the heights of some other whiskies, it finds favour with most drinkers from the raw and new to the seasoned old hand.

In that it is the epitome of a sharable whisky, to pour into a quaich of friendship and to make a centre of your whisky sessions with friends.