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Bill Lumsden of Glenmorangie distillery pioneered the practice of unconventional secondary wood cask finishing for Scotch over a decade ago. It has become a general trend - to the benefit of us all. Nectar D'or is the from the more refined second generation of secondary wood finished whiskeys from Glenmorangie. It's a honey - right in the price/performance sweet spot. In this case Sauterne casks are used for aging after bourbon oak.
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Nose is sweet and floral with tons of vanilla and honeysuckle. Entry is rich and sweet with a bit of citrus and cerial/treacle sugar. Midpalate bursts with honey and honeysuckle, mitigated by an herbal, almost lemony aspect. Adding a tiny drop of pure water sends the perfume aspect skyward. I have never tasted a more floral scotch whiskey. The vanilla notes from the oak come to the fore in the extremely long and complex finish. There are wood notes, a creeping dryness in the finish that adds sophisticated to sweet honeysuckle front loaded presentation.
This is not a macho scotch. It's utterly French Baroque in it's fancy gilding, filigree and floral exuberance. Totally delicious, unique, and special. A tour de force from Lumsden and a bargain at the price.
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