Fresh, herbal — cherry, clove, mint toffee, green grass
Rye spice bursts — toffee, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, buttery vanilla
Rich, sweet, lingering — toffee, brazil nut, citrus tang
Glenmorangie Spios — Private Edition 9, 2018. First Glenmo fully matured in American rye casks. NCF, 46%.
Cherry and clove nose. Rye spice and vanilla palate. Long brazil nut finish. Spice in Gaelic.
Spios earns an 8 — interesting rye-influenced twist at £85. The first all-rye-cask Glenmorangie experiment.
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