• Release Overview: This release from the select cask series is Glenmorangie’s first-ever whisky finished in French Calvados casks.
  
  
• Maturation & Crafting: It is the fifth release in the Barrel Select series of small-batch single malts. Led by Director of Whisky Creation Dr. Bill Lumsden, the spirit was initially aged for more than 10 years in American white oak bourbon casks before being transferred into casks that previously held Calvados du Pays d'Auge from Normandy, France, for 20 years.
  
  
• Flavor Profile: It unites mellow fruits of baked apples and pears with subtle notes of jasmine, narcissus, and vanilla.
  
  

Product Details

• Brand / Producer: Glenmorangie Distillery
  
  
• Style: Single Malt Scotch Whisky (Small-Batch Select Cask Series)
  
  
• Age Statement: 12 Years Old
  
  
• Cask Finish: French Calvados casks (Calvados du Pays d'Auge)
  
  
• Distillation Style: Crafted in extra-tall stills (as tall as a giraffe) for enhanced taste and aroma
  
  

Tasting Notes

• Colour: Bright Gold.
  
  
• Nose: Fragrant with notes of baked apples, pears, vanilla, almond, and a slightly waxy note. With water, floral notes like narcissus, jasmine, and heather honey emerge, followed by the aroma of baking sweet pastries.
  
  
• Taste: Oily and spicy mouthfeel leading to rich sweet flavors of baked pears, toffee apple, almond marzipan, star anise, chocolate praline, lemon balsam, eucalyptus, and a touch of charcoal.
  
  
• Finish: Long, lingering, and almost slightly cooling in nature.
  
  

Key Products & Lineup Highlights

• Glenmorangie Barrel / Select Cask Series: A collection of small-batch single malts exploring unique and experimental wood finishes.
  
  
• Core Glenmorangie Expressions:
  
  
  • Glenmorangie The Original (10-year-old flagship)
    
    
  • Glenmorangie Lasanta (Sherry cask finish)
    
    
  • Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (Port cask finish)
    
    
  • Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or (Sauternes cask finish)