Highland Single Malt Barrel Select Release Malaga Cask Finish 12YO Bottled 2020
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As a premium single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle is fully matured and ready to enjoy upon release. Unopened bottles will keep indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place, while opened bottles are best enjoyed within 1 to 2 years to preserve the delicate Malaga cask aromatics.
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Decadent chocolate desserts such as a dark chocolate tart, artisanal blue cheeses like Stilton, and rich roasted game dishes like venison with a berry reduction.
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Hailing from the historic town of Tain in the Scottish Highlands, Glenmorangie is renowned for its towering copper pot stills—the tallest in Scotland—which produce an exceptionally light, elegant, and floral spirit. This rare 12-year-old Barrel Select Release, bottled in 2020, highlights the distillery's pioneering heritage in wood finishing. The single malt spent its first eight years maturing in traditional ex-bourbon American white oak casks before undergoing a secondary four-year maturation in sweet Malaga wine casks from Andalusia, Spain. This finishing process coaxes out luscious notes of honey, milk chocolate, raisins, and baking spices, beautifully complementing the distillery's signature citrus and stone fruit character.
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Established in 1843 by William Matheson on the shores of the Dornoch Firth in Tain, Glenmorangie is a pioneering Highland single malt Scotch whisky distillery renowned for its innovative spirit and craftsmanship. Now owned by LVMH, the distillery is famous for utilizing the tallest copper pot stills in Scotland, which produce an exceptionally elegant, pure, and delicate spirit. Glenmorangie is a global pioneer in wood finishing, meticulously aging its spirit in the finest oak casks and finishing them in select wine and fortified wine barrels. This meticulous process yields celebrated expressions ranging from the flagship Highland Single Malt 'The Original' to complex, highly coveted releases like 'Signet' and the rare 'Cote De Nuits Wood Finish'.