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Society Single Cask No. 125.36 A Tapestry Of Tropical Tastes
Capacity: 70 cl
Packaging: None
Age: 20 years old
Distillation date: Nov 1989
Type: Single Malt
Alcohol percentage: 51.7%
Limitation (amount of bottles): 279
Single cask
Cask strength
Unchill filtered
Notes: Cask 125.36.
Collection: Society Cask (Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The)
Distillery: Glenmorangie
Casks: Barrel (20 years) previously containing Bourbon
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cthulhu - 30 Jan 2013 04:38
The first time I had this one, I was far from convinced. It was even one of the worst single-cask 'morangie I had had.
Someone brought it to a tasting and poured it in the glasses a couple of hours before we drank it. I was sceptical, but had to acknowledge the fact oxidation did it some good.

Nose: if sipped too soon, it delivers butter and stale cream. Later on (hours in the glass): magnificent! After all that time, tropical fruits are now flowing by the basket! Alongside melted butter, it is a cascade of passion fruit, mango, banana, pineapple, even strawberry, orange water, guava, grapefruit, some all-too-rare lychee.
Mouth: again, without waiting long enough, the alcohol feels not very well integrated. Caramelised butter on the tongue with an annoying bitterness. Once it has breathed for a long period, it is jammy, with lots of citrus and tropical fruit (papaya and pineapple). It is also spice-rich (ginger and pepper, mostly).
Finish: if drunk too soon, the pepper is a bit invading. Behind it, a debauchery of tropical fruit: lots of pink grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple, banana, mango, guava, kiwi. This is a BenRiach 1976, long and coating. Boiled sweets come out too, with a drop of water.
Given the right technique (patience, a lot of it), this is stunning. Nearly miraculous.
 
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