Glenmorangie reimagines a favourite to enhance

its dessert-like complexity

 — Aged 16 years, Glenmorangie The Nectar captures even more patisserie delights —

Glenmorangie Highland single malt Scotch whisky has reimagined one of its most-loved whiskies, on its quest to share even more delicious tastes with the world. Inspired by his memory of entering a French pastry shop, the Distillery’s whisky creator Dr Bill Lumsden first brought a whisky of dessert-like complexity to life in Glenmorangie The Nectar D’Or. Now, he has taken its swirls of sweet scents and spice to new heights of deliciousness, in the award-winning Glenmorangie The Nectar. Aged longer, for 16 years, in an enhanced combination of bourbon and sweet white wine casks, this new whisky is even more sumptuous and complex. A leading light in the Distillery’s core range, it unites decadent notes of orange syrup and honeycomb, with nutmeg and baking brioche.

Glenmorangie’s whisky creators are endlessly imaginative on their search to dream up delicious whiskies. They craft their more delicate, fruity spirit in stills as tall as a giraffe to allow more space for taste and aroma. Then they age it in the world’s finest casks. By augmenting the whisky’s recipe, Dr Bill, Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation, aims to bring more joy to whisky drinkers old and new.

Dr Bill originally created a whisky of dessert-like flavours after walking into a French pastry shop and breathing in its delectably sweet aromas. Some years later, with even more delicious complexity in his mind, he challenged his Whisky Creation Team to revisit that acclaimed single malt. For extra depth and creaminess, they selected silky Glenmorangie aged for 14 years in bourbon casks. Then they finished this whisky for two more years in a new combination of sweet white wine casks. Sauternes and Monbazillac casks from France bring sumptuous notes of pastry, brioche, meringue and baked apples. Moscatel casks from Spain offer sweet, syrupy dessert-like notes. And Tokaji casks from Hungary, add white chocolate, almond and honeycomb flavours to their creation.

Awarded a prestigious gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2023, The Nectar is contained in playfully elegant packaging designed to accentuate its deliciousness and complement other whiskies in Glenmorangie’s range.

Dr Bill said: “Glenmorangie The Nectar is inspired by the sweet, buttery scents that swirl around French patisseries. By enhancing the recipe of our dessert-like whisky, we sought to make it even more sumptuously sweet and complex. Aged for 16 years in bourbon and sweet white wine casks, this single malt has an unparalleled range of sweet, nectar-like flavours. Notes of brioche and orange syrup collide with honeycomb and spices, such as nutmeg and star anise. This is an irresistible dram for whisky lovers old and new.”

Glenmorangie The Nectar will be available from 1^st November, RRP: £79.

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GLENMORANGIE THE NECTAR

Sipping The Nectar is like transporting your senses to a French pastry shop, where the air swirls with sweet scents, balanced by a soft drumbeat of spice. This whisky was born from Dr Bill Lumsden’s memory of entering a French pastry shop for the very first time. It is about that first moment of finding your senses deliciously overwhelmed, breathing in the sweet scents and wishing you could take a bite of every creamy, flaky treat you see. In The Nectar you can taste it all. Glenmorangie The Nectar was awarded a Gold medal at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition in recognition of its exceptional quality.

TASTING NOTES

Glenmorangie The Nectar is bottled at 46% ABV

Colour: Bronze Gold.

Aroma: Rich and heady, almost decadent, with notes of baking brioche, leesy wine, baked apricot, vanilla pudding, toasted almond and chestnuts and hints of chocolate truffles.

With water, there is a burst of candy sweetness, touches of orange syrup, a flinty minerality, and a curious, distinctive herbal top note, like sage or basil.

Taste: The texture is unctuous and sticky, but with a balancing lemon zestiness.  This leads into rich, sweet flavours of vanilla crème anglaise, baked apricots, warm raisin bread, roasting chestnuts, and a mixture of spices, particularly nutmeg and star anise. The oaky backbone lasts throughout the taste, but is always balanced by sweet, fruity and spicy notes. The finish is long and lingering, with some lemon rind, baking bread and a touch of honeycomb.

About Glenmorangie:

Glenmorangie’s whisky makers use endless imagination and five key ingredients – wood, water, barley, yeast and time – to dream up delicious single malt whiskies. They’ve been honing their craft for 180 years. They create a delicate and fruity spirit in stills as tall as a giraffe to allow for more taste and aroma. Led by Director of Whisky Creation Dr Bill Lumsden, this crackerjack crew are on a mission to bring new flavours and possibilities to the world of single malt.

Glenmorangie celebrates the joy of delicious single malt in every part of its universe, from its boutique hotel Glenmorangie House to its colourful brand campaign, shot by famed photographer Miles Aldridge. With its tagline “It’s kind of delicious and wonderful”, Glenmorangie invites whisky lovers old and new to see themselves in Glenmorangie’s world.

About Dr Bill Lumsden and Glenmorangie’s Whisky Creation Team:

Dr Bill Lumsden’s favourite phrase is “What if?”. And throughout more than 25 years with Glenmorangie, the Distillery’s Creative Director has challenged himself and his team to take whatever captures their imaginations and turn it into whisky – be that the magic of a walk in the woods (A Tale of the Forest) the joy of a cake moment (Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake), a rich and intense cup of coffee (Glenmorangie Signet), and more. With a PhD in biochemistry and decades of experience, Dr Bill has all the skills needed to bring these ideas to life. Already, he has earned the admiration of his peers many times over. For instance, he has taken his place in the Icons of Whisky Hall of Fame. He has won the International Whisky Competition’s award for Master Distiller of the Year more times than anyone else. And he has been named Master Blender/Distiller of the Year by the International Spirits Challenge twice.

About the making of Glenmorangie Nectar:

This 16-year-old whisky is aged for 14 years in bourbon casks for additional depth and creamy, silky smoothness. Then it is finished for two further years in a range of sweet white wine casks.

• Sauternes casks previously contained Sauternes white wine from this French wine appellation, in the Graves district, to the south of Bordeaux. The wine is created from grapes affected by noble rot. Noble rot fungus ((Botrytis cinerea)) grows in moist conditions, making grapes shrivel up and concentrating their sugars, to create unique flavours.
• Monbazillac: This white wine appellation falls within the Bergerac district in south-west France. Here, morning mists are common in the morning, which makes the development of noble rot more likely.
• Moscatel: These casks, which once held sweet Spanish white wine, bring cake-like flavours and syrupy textures to the whisky.
• Tokaji: These highly prized dessert wines are from the Hungarian region of Tokaj, created using noble-rot grapes. Their casks bring the whisky notes of white chocolate, almond and honeycomb.

About Glenmorangie Nectar’s packaging:

Glenmorangie began to roll out bold new packaging inspired by its whisky’s award-winning flavours in 2022. First it transformed the packaging of other core single malts, The Original, The Lasanta and The Quinta Ruban, to celebrate their creativity and the wondrous tastes they bring forth. Now as The Nectar’s recipe is further enhanced, its packaging is too.

Changes include:

• Bottle: With an even more elegant shape, the new bottle features wider shoulders, a tapered neck and stopper and a swirled detail inspired by Glenmorangie’s Signet icon on the base.
• Carton and labels: Designed to stand out boldly on shelves, carton and labels are vividly coloured to reflect the whisky’s dessert-like flavours. Luxurious curving linework runs through the packaging, reflecting the fluidity of the liquid, the wood in which Glenmorangie is aged and the Distillery’s undulating Highland surroundings. Glenmorangie’s Signet icon has been given more prominence and simplified to draw consumers’ attention and the wordmark split across 4 lines in a playful design, which will increase visual impact in stores. A new tone of voice brings the whiskies’ flavours to the fore, the brand’s symbol, the giraffe, is showcased on the back of the carton.

NOVEMBER AUCTION NOW LIVE!

We have a cracking little auction for you this month, which includes some nice vintages, including this rare bottle of 1968 Talisker by Berry Bros and Rudd, bottled in 1984.

This Macallan 18 Year Old is also from 1968, an increasingly sought after bottling from the annual range. Check out this and several other Macallan offerings in this month’s auction.

Next up, we have a lovely selection of Manager’s Drams, including an 18 Year Old Mannochmore from 1997, one of only 1,800 bottles produced.

Another rare vintage on offer is this stunning Glenlivet 1967, bottled in 1979 for London wine retailer Peter Dominic.

These are only a few of the bottles in our NOVEMBER 2023 Auction, to view more wee gems visit clickwhiskyauctions.com. Register to bid. Remember, you’ve got to be in it to win it! Auction ends Sunday 22nd October from 8pm BST.

We’re uncorking our celebration of International Sherry Week! And what better way to do so than with our LATEST sherry cask bottles? The bottles have been carefully selected by our Tasting Panel to produce a truly exceptional whisky that’s guaranteed to make you want to go back for more.

Get ready and join us on a voyage of discovery. One sip of our sherry-matured whisky and you’ll be transported to a magical place of warmth, richness, and depth.

Cheers to Sherry Week!

SHERRIED CASKS

SCARLETT MARZIPAN

Batch 22

Age: 10 years

Cask: First & Refill American Oak & Spanish Oloroso Butts

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FROM SPAIN TO SCOTLAND

Why not kick back with your chosen sherry dram and read all about the huge role that Spanish wine has played in the whisky world. Gavin D Smith digs into Leith’s history with wine in general, and sherry in particular.

Cheers to sherry, whisky and all the wonderful things that bring us together!

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Get ready to raise your glasses and join us at the highly anticipated event of the year — Whisky Live London 2024! As a valued member of the Whisky Magazine family, we are thrilled to offer you the exclusive opportunity to book your tickets and be a part of this unforgettable whisky experience. Don’t miss out on this incredible event.

This year, Whisky Live London will be held at the magnificent Woolwich Works in London. Only a 12-minute journey from Liverpool Street station on the Elizabeth Line. With a larger and more impressive venue, you can expect an extraordinary selection of whiskies to sample and savour throughout the day. Whether you’re a seasoned whisky enthusiast or just starting your journey into the world of whisky, this event is sure to offer something for everyone.

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Glengoyne 2007 16YO Merchant’s Choice

You may remember the year 2009 (it seems like an eternity ago). Scottish Retailers did a Single Cask Glengoyne well… we’ve done it again! Exclusively selected by Scottish Merchant’s, TyndrumWhisky, Royal Mile Whiskies, The Good Spirits Co, Luvians, Robbies Drams and T B Watson and bottled by Glengoyne Distillery – matured in an exquisite first fill American oak sherry cask. This spirit has been distilled in the slowest stills in Scotland and epitomises the Glengoyne way.

Distilled: 26th April 2007
Bottled August 2023
Cask No: 971
One of only 207 bottles from a single cask.

Tasting notes:

Colour: Rich mahogany

Nose: On the nose you’re met with sticky toffee pudding, honeycomb, ripe banana and a hint of spice.

Palate: To taste expect a mouthful of warming spice alongside sweet prunes, dates and a hint of ristretto coffee.

We apologise in advance, it’s sold out already!

ralfy review 1002 – Union Single Malt (Brazil) 5yo @56.9%vol:

A Rare Opportunity: Loch Dhu & 1920s Macallan Samples Available Now 

Mark Littler Ltd is selling 10ml drams of Macallan-Glenlivet 22 Year Old Whisky Liqueur distilled in the 1920s, as well as drams of the infamous Loch Dhu 10 Year Old The Black Whisky. 

The opportunity to try rare and expensive whiskies is increasingly scarce, thanks to the rising prices and increasing rarity of prized whiskies. However, much to the excitement of whisky lovers, Mark Littler Limited has bottled 10ml drams of two rare whiskies for you to taste in what could be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Macallan-Glenlivet 22 Year Old Whisky Liqueur 10ml Dram – £100 

This Macallan-Glenlivet 22 Year Old Whisky Liqueur was distilled in the 1920s and bottled in the 1940s by Row & Company Distillers Ltd for export to the USA. The importation into the USA followed the Prohibition, the Wall Street Crash, the Great Depression, and World War II.

The whisky-making process at Macallan, as well as the barley varieties used, would have been very different in the 1920s. This is one of the oldest bottles of Macallan on the market, and so is one of the only chances to sample authentic 1920s Macallan, distilled in the same era as the iconic Macallan 1926 60 Year Old.

The Macallan-Glenlivet 22 Year Old Whisky Liqueur was tasted and reviewed by Angus MacRaild at WhiskyFun, who awarded the whisky an astonishing 93 points. The tasting notes, also drawn up by Angus, feature notes of bitter marmalade, crystalised ginger, and fir on the nose. On the palette, drying peat smoke, cocktail bitters, and eucalyptus. The finish is long with notes of crystalised honey, saltiness, and old-school sherry.

Each dram comes with a tasting note card showcasing Angus’s tasting notes so that you can drink along with one of the experts. Can you pick out the flavours in this dram?

Only 30 of these drams are available. Don’t miss out! 

Loch Dhu 10 Year Old The Black Whisky 10ml Dram – £15  

The Loch Dhu 10 Year Old The Black Whisky is one of the most polarising and controversial whiskies on the market. The whisky was created in the late 1990s and was something of a marketing gimmick on the part of Mannochmore.

The deep black colour is produced by a very high amount of spirit caramel, which itself is a very controversial topic in the whisky industry. Spirit caramel, or E150a, is the only additive legally allowed in Scotch whisky. It is most often used to create colour consistency and brand familiarity both in blends and in single malts and, in small quantities, it does not affect the taste or mouthfeel of a whisky (or does it?).

Whilst some hail the Loch Dhu as a sweet and smooth whisky, some describe it as a car crash with an overwhelming taste of burnt caramel. Serge Valentin of WhiskyFun gave the whisky 49 points, describing the palate as “catastrophic”.

The question is: just how bad is it? Is the Loch Dhu 10 Year Old The Black Whisky the worst whisky in the world? Or do you find it palatable? There is only one way to find out.

Each Loch Dhu 10 Year Old The Black Whisky dram comes with a postcard showing Serge Valentin’s tasting notes so that you can drink along. They also come with complimentary Tic Tacs just in case you think Serge is right!

The Loch Dhu 10 Year Old The Black Whisky 10ml Dram is available now on the Mark Littler Shop. Perfect for satisfying your own curiosity or perhaps a great secret Santa gift for that one relative or colleague…

About Mark Littler Limited

Mark Littler is an independent whisky broker, market analyst and consultant with over a decade of experience in the industry. Each week he publishes new videos on his YouTube channel about topics such as cask investment fraud (and how to avoid it), the history of distilleries and bottles, debunking whisky investment myths and much more. For more information visit marklitter.com.

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Rare cask from Scotland’s oldest independent, family-owned distillery to go under the hammer 

Springbank 1997 expected to exceed £100k at auction

The 12th Auction Your Cask will go live on 21st November 2023 featuring an old and rare Springbank 1997 bourbon barrel with a reserve of £100k.

Established in 1828, Springbank stands as Scotland’s oldest independent, family-owned distillery. Priding itself on traditional production methods that have been passed down from one generation to the next, the distillery continues to set the standards for unique and highly-sought after whiskies.

From its humble beginnings on the site of Archibald Mitchell’s illicit still, Springbank is now extremely sought-after and one of the most prominent whiskies produced out of Campbeltown and one of only three distilleries operating in the area.

Springbank prides itself on producing a single malt that is made entirely in-house which are lightly peated in their kiln and distilled 2.5 times.

Spirits master and Keeper of the Quaich, Colin Hampden-White, has tasted the 26 Year Old Springbank and describes it as absolutely delicious.

“A very good example of Springbank with all the salinity one would expect with rich fruits, some floral notes and the ever expressive saline, sea breeze Springbank is so well known for. Complex and balanced, this is an unctuous whisky with Campbeltown character,” says Colin who adds: “On the nose there were notes of rich honey, honeysuckle and fresh vanilla pods, apricot and some cooked red apple. On the palate, the spirit is clean and complex with both fresh orchard fruit and caramelised pears. Clear honey and cherry blossom give lighter notes and all spice sits in the background giving great balance.”

Colin concludes: “The spice and smoke persist all the way through the finish and are joined by waves of honey and pastry. Touches of chocolate and golden syrup come and go as do some summer fruits. The end is still juicy, and smoky, oaky and rich.”

Going from strength to strength

The upcoming event follows on from Auction Your Cask’s most successful sale to date in September where 284 people registered to bid, 183 bids were placed, 22 cask samples were sent out and a total of 13 lots were sold.

Other highlights of the next auction, which will run until 8pm on Tuesday 28th November 2023, include: North British (Grain) 1991 –  1st Fill Barrel, Reserve £6,500 and Ben Nevis 2015 – Barrel, reserve £8,000.

auctionyourcask.com is the only live, online auction dedicated to cask whisky and premium spirits serving a global audience.

If you have a cask you would like to submit into the auction complete this form before 10th November 2023.

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ABOUT AUCTION YOUR CASK:

Auction Your Cask (AYC) is the UK’s first live auction website dedicated to exceptional spirits casks.

Hosted four times a year and helping private owners/investors sell their cask to independent bottlers and other investors all around the world.

Auction Your Cask displays all re-gauge dates and aims to offer bidders the opportunity to sample the whisky from the casks before purchase to verify the cask and ensure quality of the spirits on offer.

AYC’s parent company Cask Trade validates all the sellers and confirms proof of ownership and the history of the cask enabling bidders to safely buy. With complete transparency and no sellers’ fee, AYC offer you the actual hammer price. The low buyers’ fee of 15% will offer the opportunity to buyers, trade or private, to buy rare casks.

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