Rich and spicy, the Glenmorangie Nector d'Or is a whisky with a unique finish since it benefited from an aging of 2 years in Sauternes barrels then 10 years in American white oak barrels. This edition bears the name of its creator Bill Lumsden who was one of the first to use wine barrels for aging whiskies.
Colour: Gold
Nose: The lemon tart points between the fresh vanilla bean, lime and orange zest. Then follow the raisins and the date, enhanced by ginger and coconut, with a hint of toasted oak.
Mouth: Silky texture that goes with caramel cream combined with gingerbread. There is also nutmeg, toasted almond, meringue and honeycomb.
Finish: Sweet and round, it offers a nice harmony between lemon zest and vanilla cream, all spiced up with a hint of ginger and nutmeg.
Gold Medal, 2013 International Wine and Spirits Competition
92/100 Excellent, Highly Recommended, Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2013
Silver Medal, San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2011
Best Highland Single Malt, World Whiskies Awards 2008
Glenmorangie is a Scottish distillery located in the Highlands region. In 1887, Glenmorangie Distillery Company Ltd was founded. The distillery was later bought by Macdonald & Muir in 1918. It remained the property of the Macdonald family for 90 years and was finally bought by the LVMH group in 2004.Glenmorangie is a distillery that produces single malts. The particularity of the distillery is that it is equipped with the tallest stills in Scotland. These giant stills have a direct impact on quality.
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Rich and spicy, the Glenmorangie Nector d'Or is a whisky with a unique finish since it benefited from an aging of 2 years in Sauternes barrels then 10 years in American white oak barrels. This edition bears the name of its creator Bill Lumsden who was one of the first to use wine barrels for aging whiskies.
