Another SMWS dram and still going strong. I’ve tried several Glenmorangie bottlings from the SMWS with limited success. I had some sherry cask which I didn’t really like but it was a profile I’ve encountered more from the SMWS. All kinds of vegetable and pickle notes and such. Let’s see where this takes me!

Nose:
Very different from the one linked above, but that’s mostly due to this being a First Fill Bourbon cask. Soft bread, but with a slight chemical edge. Lemon, vanilla and slightly burnt caramel. A candy sweetness like lemondrops but quite sharp. Eventually I get some forest fruits too. Blackberries, I think.

Taste:
Full but a little sharp on the tongue, not too sharp though. It does increase the burn a little bit but the full bodied palate stays. Peppery with vanilla and gets more fruity along the way. A little dry, but showing hints of pineapple and mango in the background.

Finish:
Quite long and consistent, no surprises here. A little bit of oak with soft vanilla hints and a tiny hint of anise in the background.

This whisky is like a default Glenmorangie, but at that it’s pretty damn good. Usually a pretty consistent distillery with the weird dram every now and then. This one is probably a cask that would normally have gone into the standard 10 year old. I’m glad it didn’t. The slight fruity notes are very nice and while not too exceptional, it’s a very nice sipping whisky.

Glenmorangie 2000-2011, 11 years old, SMWS, ‘Bright and vivacious’, 55.8%, probably was around € 80 when it came out.