Highlands Flashcards
Macallan 12 Years Old
( technically a speyside)
DRIED FRUITS,TOFFEE, VANILLA, SHERRY, GINGER, WOOD SMOKE, SMOOTH, SWEET, Rich gold
40% (USA 43%)
Vanilla with a hint of ginger, dried fruits, sherry sweetness and wood smoke
Deliciously smooth, rich dried fruits and sherry balanced with wood smoke and spice
Sweet toffee and dried fruits, with wood smoke and spice
Highland single malts
single malt Scotch whiskies produced in the Highland region of Scotland. This categorization includes the whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of Scotland (the Island single malts), except for Islay (see Islay whisky). Incongruously, the area also includes certain lowland areas in the North-East of the country such as Banffshire and Aberdeenshire.
Macallan 18 Years Old
THE iconic
( technically a speyside)
VANILLA, SPICE, CLOVE, CINNAMON, ORANGE, DRIED FRUITS, GINGER, WOOD,SMOKE, CITRUS
Light mahogany
43%
Dried fruits and ginger, with a hint of citrus, vanilla and cinnamon
Rich dried fruits with spice, clove, orange and wood smoke
Full and lingering with dried fruits and sweet toffee, ginger and a hint of wood smoke
Glenmorangie 10 year
The Original
oak casks.
It is here, maturing for ten long years in a range of ex-bourbon casks such as our famous slow-grown and air-dried ‘designer casks’ from Missouri, that our raw spirit develops a perfect balance between sweetness and complexity. Resulting in a mature spirit that is soft, mellow and creamy. Perfect for enjoying at any time.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: The scent of citrus and ripening peaches is softened by the aroma of vanilla.
Taste: First, vanilla is detected on the tongue before it ripples along the palate bringing a burst of flowery fruitiness.
Finish: About a minute after tasting, you are left with a clean and salving aftertaste with hints of orange and peach.
Glenmorangie
Quinta Ruban
The darkest and most intense whisky in the extra-matured range, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban has spent 10 years maturing in American white oak casks, before being transferred into specially selected ruby port pipes from the Quintas or wine estates of Portugal. Extra maturation in these port pipes develops Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban into a voluptuous spirit with a complex balance of sweet and dry flavours and an intriguing contrast of smooth and crisp, cooling textures. Non chill-filtered for additional aroma and mouthfeel.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: Dark mint chocolate, tangerines and Seville oranges mingle with sandalwood and walnut before giving way to a spicy finish of pepper and nutmeg.
Taste: Mint chocolate and walnuts envelop the palate like velvet, laying the foundations for rose, Turkish delight and sweet Seville oranges.
Finish: Long lasting silky aftertaste leaving dark chocolate mints and traces of orange.
Glenmorangie
Lasanta
Elegant but full bodied this whisky has spent ten years maturing in American white oak ex-bourbon casks before being extra-matured for a further two years in Oloroso and PX Sherry casks from Jerez in Spain.
Lasanta is Gaelic for warmth and passion, a reminder not just of the Spanish provenance of these Oloroso sherry butts, but also a reflection of this expressions lusciously soft texture and deep, enticingly sweet aroma.Non chill-filtered for additional aroma and mouthfeel.
Tasting Notes
Aroma
Aroma: Warm spices mix with smooth chocolate covered raisins, honeycomb and caramel toffee.
Taste
Taste: Deliciously sweet sherry flavoured sultanas, orange segments, walnuts and butterscotch combine to create complex warm spices.
Finish
Finish: Long and satisfying finish with spiced orange and chocolate covered hazelnuts.
Oban 14
Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-stail an Òbain) is a whisky distillery in the Scottish west coast port of Oban. Established in 1794, it was built before the town of the same name, which sprung up later in the surrounding craggy harbour.
Oban distillery is owned by Diageo. It has only two pot stills, making it one of the smallest in Scotland, producing a whisky that has been described as having a “West Highland” flavour that falls between the dry, smoky style of the Scottish islands and the lighter, sweeter malts of the Highlands.
