Glenmorangie Amontillado Sherry Cask

Glenmorangie holds the record for most Gold Best In Class awards at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, and Whisky Hall of Fame inductee Dr Bill Lumsden hasn’t let landing the title of Master Distiller of the Year on seven separate occasions get in the way of creating a bespoke dream dram for The Whisky Club.

This rare cask creation from Glenmorangie is the first time this old Highland distillery has released an exclusive collaboration and, boy, are you in for a real treat.

Highly sought after and extremely hard to come by, exquisite Amontillado barrels were sourced from the legendary Miguel Martin Sherry bodega in the south of Spain to finish Glenmorangie’s famous single malt for a luxurious four years. These casks are Dr Bill’s personal favourite and it’s been a labour of love for him use these rich, rare barrels to create such a divine single malt, non-chill filtered and with no colour added, exclusively for Club Members.

This single malt fantasy really is the ultimate Glenmorangie experience, with aromas of freshly baked orange and poppy seed cake coupled with peaches in syrup. The palate is simply brimming with orange sherbet and ginger snaps interwoven with rich sherried oak and honey-glazed nuts.

If you’re familiar with Glenmorangie, home of the tallest stills in Scotland, then it will come as no surprise that this 12-year-old, 46% ABV mouthcoating dram has a viscous, lingering finish.

This is one dram you’ll want to request a Double Up on as soon as possible. 

As Dr Bill has confessed, “This is niche, this is limited, and I’m not certain when or if I will use Amontillado casks again. So grab yourself a bottle while you can, and sip and savour and enjoy it.” 

Not yet a Member? Sign Up Free to join The Whisky Club and nab yourself a Glenmorangie Amontillado Cask for the special price of $140 – only available in New Zealand with the Club from Friday 4 until midnight Sunday 6 July.