Glenmorangie launches Calvados cask finish whisky

Glenmorangie Highland single malt Scotch whisky has introduced 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.

Inspired to experiment, Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation, Dr Bill Lumsden, took a whisky which is the product of more than 10 years ageing in American white oak bourbon casks, for Glenmorangie’s elegant style.

He transferred that whisky into casks which, for 20 years, had held Calvados du Pays d’Auge, from Normandy, in France. After a carefully judged finish, Dr Bill’s creation was ready to share. Soft and delectably rich, Glenmorangie Calvados Cask Finish unites mellow fruits of baked apples and pears with subtle notes of jasmine, narcissus and vanilla.

Some time ago, Dr Bill became fascinated by the soft, orchard notes of Calvados, which is distilled from apples (and sometimes pears) in France, and began to wonder how these casks – never used before at Glenmorangie – might further enhance the whisky’s classic, fruity finesse.

From whisky connoisseurs to collectors in India, this limited-edition malt is sure to garner many eyeballs. Glenmorangie Calvados is currently available in India, in Mumbai at Rs. 7,050 per bottle.