Glenmorangie A Tale of Spices Single Malt Whisky

Part of the Glenmorangie’s award-winning A Tale Of… series, which showcases Glenmorangie whisky creators’ relentless imagination, this is the 2025 release: A Tale of Spices.
Travelling the world in search of extraordinary casks to bring new flavours to Glenmorangie, Dr Bill Lumsden (director of whisky creation for Glenmorangie) has always been drawn to spice markets, with their fragrant aromas and rainbow hues. Envisioning a whisky infused with such variety, he and Master Blender Gillian Macdonald experimented by finishing bourbon-aged Glenmorangie in four different types of cask for the first time.
This Highland Single Malt Whisky was matured in a combination of Moroccan red wine, new charred oak, Pedro Ximénez, and STR (shaved, toasted, and recharred) red wine casks for a medley of aromatic sweetness and spice.

    Nose:    Spicy, sweet and wonderfully perfumed, with notes of rose, carnation, jasmine and lilac, along with myriad spices: cumin, saffron, nutmeg, ginger, chilli and anise, along with some gentle sweet oak and chestnut.

    Taste:    The mouthfeel bursts with sizzling spices, lots of ginger, black pepper and mustard seed, which gives a bold earthiness to the flavour. This is backed up by a soft sweetness like mint toffee and demerara sugar along with some sugar-coated almonds. The whole palate is lifted by a distinct eucalyptus note.

    Finish:   Long, with clove, oak, leather and a fresh hint of mint.

Crafting single malt whisky since 1843, when farmer William Matheson and his wife Anne followed their dreams and founded the Glenmorangie Distillery. Despite being owned by blenders, MacDonald & Muir, for most of the 20th century, Glenmorangie had an early focus on bottling its single malt. This became the distillery's main output in 1959, and with the unique flavours derived from Scotland's smallest stills, coupled with their pioneering use of wood finishing, Glenmorangie is now one of the world's biggest selling malts. As a result, the distillery portfolio over the years has been extensive, and little has been spared for independent bottlers.