“A Highland Distillery” from 2005 should actually hide the fact that this whiskey comes from the Glenmorangie Distillery. 15 years in a sherry butt have turned this into an absolute top whiskey. The initially slightly “dusty” smells make you think you are
Nose: Scents of copper, tannins, silage grass and chocolate before more red fruit takes over.
Taste: The flavors range from exotic fruit to “hot lightning”, from marmalade to black pepper.
Finish: Long and warming finish, in which the herbs comfortably
Nose: The first thing that fills the nose are the scents of a cowshed, followed by white blossom, a combination of sour and sweet candies, grass silage, ground coffee (after use) and vanilla pods.
Taste: On the tongue first Werther's Echte, caramel, gras
Nose: Burnt red fruit with salty sea influences mingle with mint and eucalyptus, before berries and cherries take over again.
Taste: The taste buds are spoiled by honey and caramel, warm fruit (apple) pie followed by spices such as mint and white pepper.