Glenmorangie 1993 Ealanta 19 Year Old Virgin Oak Casks
Vanilla ice cream
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Review by @markjedi1
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- Brand: Glenmorangie
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Highland
- ABV: 46%
The new kid on the block in the so-called Private Collection by Glenmorangie is this Ealanta. I tried the Sonnalta PX, Artein and Finealta before, they were all to my liking. This Ealanta matured on virgin oak for 19 years. Virgin oak means the cask was never used before. It it non-chillfiltered. Ealanta is Gaelic for ‘skilled and ingenious’. Ah, those marketing kids, eh? I got me a sample at a recent festival.
The nose is slightly prickly and fruity. Creamy, too. Candied and sugared orange peel leads a whole range of underlying fruits. Pineapple, apricots and even a hint of mango. Quite a bit of mint. Slightly tropical, let us say. Discrete vanilla (becoming louder all the time), butterscotch and bresilliene. Vanilla ice cream with pineapple sauce, that is it! Finally some oak in the shape of wood shavings.
The attack is creamy and very spicy. The virgin oak offers some peppers, cinnamon and a mild touch of mint. Vanilla and pineapple return in full force, upholstered with honey, zesty orange peel and mandarin. The bresilliene becomes almonds. Very attractive indeed.
The long finish lingers on vanilla, white pepper and rough wood.
Seems Bill Lumsden can create beauties without Rachel Barrie (joke). He has not lost his magic touch. Just under 100 EUR.
Find where to buy Glenmorangie whisky
Can be found for much less than 100 Euros. • 69 Euros (labaule-lacave.fr/highland-19/…)and • 81 Euros (www.whisky.fr/glenmorangie-ealanta.html). Both sites will ship to most places in Europe.