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26th September 2014 |
Glenmorangie
Taghta unveiled to the whisky fans who
choose it.
 It has been over a year in the coming
but today Glenmorangie finally unveiled
the limited edition Glenmorangie Taghta
to their crowd of whisky fans around the
world who helped source the single malt.
From today 12,000 bottles of
Glenmorangie Taghta will be available
exclusively to the whisky's army of fans
who registered as Glenmorangie Cask
Masters.
Launched in March 2013,
Cask Masters invited fans to participate
in all elements of developing a new
whisky. The fans provided inspiration to
the Glenmorangie Whisky Creation team
for the casks in which the spirit was
extra matured, helped to design the
packaging and assisted with the creation
of evocative imagery inspired by the
whisky and its provenance.
For the final stage of Glenmorangie Cask
Masters, enthusiasts were invited to
suggest a location where the new whisky
should be unveiled and win the chance to
be present at the event itself. From an
exclusive shortlist the home of
Glenmorangie in the Scottish Highlands
was selected as the desired location for
the final reveal.
So now the selection process and
marketing of the whisky is over what
about the whisky, is it a bottle whisky
drinkers would want to have in their
cabinet? Unfortunately I have no idea as
I haven't had a
chance to taste it but as so many
Glenmorangie whisky fans had a say in
its selection I would hope that it is a
decent single malt.
If you have forgotten the details of the
whisky which is easily done for a
release which has taken over a year to
become available to buy since its
selection here is a reminder. The
Glenmornagie Taghta according to the
Glenmorangie web site has, and I quote,
a
characteristic "Aging Potential" of "10+
Years", which reads to me as it is
then technically 10
years old. The whisky has been
extra-matured in exclusive Manzanilla
sherry casks which would have likely produced a
big full bodied sherried whisky. Bottled
at 46% ABV and non chill-filtered. Glenmorangie describe
it as having savoury,
salty and sweet notes of caramelised
orange and lemon, olives and toasty oak
complimented by a rich and mellow
aftertaste of toffee, chocolate and
dates.
So is this a very clever bit of drawn
out marketing to sell whisky fans a Manzanilla sherry
cask finished whisky for £69 which going
by Glenmorangie's web site is a 10 year
old or is this a must have limited
edition which fans of the iconic
distillery shouldn't miss, my fingers are
crossed that it is a good one.
If you are still unsure whether to go
for a bottle the full official
distillery tasting note is below and if
you do want a bottle head over to
www.glenmorangie.com/caskmasters.
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Glenmorangie Taghta Tasting Note:
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Bottled at 46% ABV. Non Chill Filtered.
Aged 10+ years? Price £69.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Curiously nutty and salty
at full strength, reminding you of
brazil nuts embedded in toffee, hints of
linseed oil, and some savoury cured ham.
A splash of water opens up the whisky,
bringing into play a burst of aged
balsamic vinegar, dried fruits,
tangy-orange, and a gentle reminder of
Christmas incense and spice.
Taste: The texture is oily
and viscous, with a delicious primary
flavour of caramelised orange and lemon,
plump sultanas, a hint of brown sugar,
but then a wave of salty, briny notes –
olives, salted cashew nuts and some
nice, toasty oak flavours, like walnut
and leather.
Finish: The long aftertaste is
rich, mellow and soothing, with flavours
of toffee, caramel, chocolate and dates.
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