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Product Description
The Astar bottling from Glenmorangie is a second incarnation of the much-loved Artisan cask bottling from several years ago. A massive dram, with huge spices - a drop of water is the sensible option.
Style
Style
- Body4
- Richness4
- Smoke0
- Sweetness2
Character
Character
Product Facts
Product Facts
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling Date
2008
Country
Scotland
Region
Highland
Cask Type
Bourbon
Chill Filtered
No
Colouring
Yes
Glenmorangie Astar Bot.2008
70cl / 57.1%
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
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.
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.
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Customer Reviews
(20 Reviews)
Awesome taste ,i have one bottle preserved , during lockdown ,i really enjoyed the taste and smoothness of this mind blowing single malt
Maybe try drinking it chilled as neat out the cabinet it can be very powerful, you still get the flavours but it packs a punch. Cool it down and Holy Golden Haggis you have a dram that goes down like golden silk, silly description but thoroughly meant.
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.
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.
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.