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Glenmorangie Astar Reviews
Tasting Notes
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Tasting Notes by The Whisky Exchange
Nose: Toffee and vanilla, with hints of mint and menthol, warming cinnamon, honey and lemon.
Palate: Crème brûlée topped with pineapple, poached pears and apricot, dusted with nutmeg.
Finish: Long and spicy, with lingering honey and almonds.
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Tasting Notes by TF
Nose: Ginger, citrus, tweed, paprika, black pepper, becomes very deep with smoky vanilla. Maybe it's the power of suggestion, but the oak is very noticeable - polished wood, like an expensive bookcase. More masculine and intense than the old Artisan, but you'd expect that from the higher abv. Water opens up more sweet notes, natural caramel or butter toffee.
Palate: Carries on from the nose. Big, assertive and very bourbony. Exceptionally spicy & peppery but with compensating sweet creamy vanilla. Big mouth-filling weight - quite macho. With water, much more approachable though still very spicy
Finish: Immense. Very long and warming, with tingling spices that last an eon. My mouth was still burning (in a good way) several minutes after the swallow.
Comment: If you're a committed sherryhead or you don't like oaky stuff or spicy food - avoid. Everyone else will love it. Very much of the same breed as the original Artisan cask, but less gentle - much more powerful and concentrated. An epic dram that needs a drop or two of water to really shine.
18 Customer Reviews
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The taste of a Whisky is always a very personal thing. For me, when sipping Astar neat, at room temperature, I found the charred oak and hot, harsh alcohol overpowering. However, sip Astar from a tumbler full of ice straight from the freezer and it morphs into something quite different. The ice cools the fiery heat of the alcohol and softens the hard oak, allowing the sweetness and flavours of honey and vanilla to spread out across your palate, along with spicy ginger and black pepper. It is smooth, almost unctuously smooth – a dram to mull over quietly on a long winter evening in front of a log fire. The original, even more alcoholic Astar was very popular with serious whisky enthusiasts, and I suspect that this will be too. For myself, it’s very different to my usual preference, which tends towards the fruity, Christmas cake end of the spectrum, but, for an occasional change, I’d be happy to keep a bottle at the back of the fridge.
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I brought a bottle back from Scotland for my husband this summer. This is the best Scotch we have ever had. Friends continue to ask when am I returning to Scotland to purchase another bottle. I reside in Canada but was born in Scotland. If you ever need a sales rep on this side of the ocean we would love to promote your company.
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This is my boom boom whiskey. For me the point of this whiskey is the strength and powerful long lasting taste hit when drunk straight. I can make a small glass of this last an evening because each tiny drop gives you a (refined) merry ride for a long time.
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They say sherry-bomb or sherry-monster about heavily sherried whiskies, well this is a bourbon-monster. Huge vanilla and honey notes, floral, dried apricot, pears, woody notes in the background, high quality vanilla ice cream. The palate follows the nose, long woody spicy finish. A complex and top notch dram. A classic
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I'm less impressed, unfortunately, as I expected more from it. Still it's a fine dram but I would not rate it above average. Especially since I discovered the brilliant Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban.
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this is perfection 2 to 1 mix superb
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Glenmorangie 10 yr. on steroids. The sweetness has deepened a bit and is joined by a welcome spiciness. From candy corn to chocolate, from marshmallows to gummy worms, over time I have found the whole candy shop in this dram. It tastes like it came out of a Disney movie. Add water if you like; at cask strength, it's almost impossible to kill the flavour. This whisky knows exactly who it is.
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I waited a long time to get this bottle as it has been hard to find in Australia, but it was well worth the wait. Lovely flavours, rich and defined and a crisp taste. One where the lack of an age statement shouldn't deter you from investing in it. Very much enjoyed :)
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Maybe "rough around the edges" would be appropriate when rating the balance and finish. Nevertheless, this is 1 of my favorites. There's a large population that goes for the slightly off balance sweeter (vanilla, caramel, bourbon, orangey) taste; that's why they sell them. For such people, an awesome dram! Nose alone is a fantastic experience. Taste: hot peppery start with an explosion of the caramel, toasted wood
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I too find this to be a wonderful pour. I have also never had anyone say something negative after a sip.
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to date my favourite by far, complex nose, the same again water brings out stunning flavours .vanilla.caramel.citrus and along finnish to die for. cant wait for my next dram
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as good as it gets and worth the wait
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It just explodes in your mouth. A fiery combination of ginger, orange and spice, it is my favourite drink. I enjoy the extra fire down my throat, so I add just a small drop of water to unlock the taste.
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This is a unique spirit. Very unusual in character and bouquet. Roll it in your mouth and just spreads like a flame. I cant imagine that a Whisky can stay so long. The taste doesn't change down three drinks!Pretty straight forward and undoubtedly masculine! The best Glenmorangie after the 1974!
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The scotch is delicious. Its a strong smelling scotch out of the bottle; bit of alcohol. If you let it sit for a bit, it becomes very smooth. Continues a good long line of Glenmorangie releases. Great finish. Well done.
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This is a lovely, full-bodied scotch. At cask-strength it does need a little more water than usual to release the many flavor notes. Surprised that no "age" is shown on bottle; thought that was a requisite (?).
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I can not say enough about this expression. Amazingly smooth. Woody and spicey but creamy with lots of vanilla. Tried it with water, preferred it without.
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not bad at all. lighter bodied than the glenfiddich 12yr i was drinking it next to. much smoother also. add 2/3 again of water, what you poured scotch, and that will bring it down to around normal strength. very smooth.
