Glenmorangie Calvados Cask Finish floats in

Glenmorangie Highland single malt Scotch whisky has revealed a uniquely fruity and floral whisky – its first ever finished in French Calvados casks. Glenmorangie Calvados Cask Finish is the fifth release in the distillery’s Barrel Select Release series of small-batch single malts, which explores the flavours that arise from different cask finishes.

Entwining scents of jasmine with baked apples and pears, this rare 12-year-old bottling offers new mellow depths to Glenmorangie’s signature fruity tones. Soft and delectably rich, Glenmorangie Calvados Cask Finish unites mellow fruits of baked apples and pears with subtle notes of jasmine, narcissus and vanilla.

Glenmorangie Calvados Cask Finish is a bright gold colour beverage, bottled at 46 percent ABV. The whisky is non chill-filtered and it comes across as a fragrant whisky at full strength, with notes of baked apples, pears, vanilla, almond and a slightly waxy note. With water, some fragrant, floral notes emerge, like narcissus, jasmine and heather honey. Finally, the aroma of baking sweet pastries is found in the whisky.

The mouthfeel of the beverage is oily and spicy at the same time, and leads into a burst of rich sweet flavours. As far as its taste goes, baked pears, toffee apple, almond marzipan, star anise and chocolate praline are found, along with some lemon balsam, eucalyptus and a touch of charcoal.

Its finish is long, lingering and almost slightly cooling in nature.

Glenmorangie Calvados Cask Finish is now available exclusively in the UK at Glenmorangie.com,for RRP £75.