Glenmorangie Launches A Tale of Cake
Glenmorangie has announced A Tale of Cake, a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in Tokaji dessert wine casks to create “a sweet, multi-layered whisky lusciously reminiscent of cake.”
Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation, was inspired to create A Tale of Cake after he found himself reminiscing over memories of baking, birthdays, and other moments spent with loved ones, and wanting to encapulsate those moments in a single malt whisky.
Tokaji wines are highly prized dessert wines from the Hungarian region of Tokaji, created using noble-rot grapes. Noble rot fungus (Botrytis cinerea) grows in moist conditions, making grapes shrivel up and concentrating their sugars to create unique flavors.
Official tasting notes for Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake follow:
Nose: Complex, rich and multi-layered, with a burst of passion fruit, peach, pear, mango. More savoury notes like baking bread, gentle sappy oak and a curious, flinty minerality emerge. This is then followed by classic Glenmorangie notes like honeycomb, vanilla and almond, with a hint of milk chocolate. With a splash of water, more zesty notes emerge, like apricot, elderflower, flowering currents, honey pollen and peach syrup.
Taste: The mouthfeel is surprisingly luscious and tart at the same time, leading into a burst of sweet, candy-like flavor s – honey, white chocolate, apricot, almond, vanilla and pear. This is balanced by a hint of tangy orange and menthol, both classic Glenmorangie flavors.
Finish: The lingering aftertaste again reminds you of a delicious combination of honeycomb, chocolate almond and pecan nuts.
Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake is bottled at 46% ABV and will be available in the United States beginning October 1st at a suggested retail price of $99.
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