The Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or is often rated as the best of the three NAS cask-finished whiskies produced by Glenmorangie - Quinta Ruban, Nectar d'Or, and Lasanta. The Lasanta was finished in sherry casks, Quinta Ruban in port, and Nectar d'Or in Sauternes casks. I've had the Quinta and liked it, and this is the first time I've tried the Nectar. Time to see if it's that great...
Nose - raisins from sultanas - you know, the green/yellow type of grapes. Reminds me of the sultana raisins that come in white boxes. Can't remember the brand now. The wine influence in this is in a rather different direction from the effect of port on the Quinta, if I remember correctly. This one smells sweeter. Quite a bit of vanilla in this one. With water: fruitier. More grapes though. Doesn't seem like there's much variety of fruit.
Palate - Light, like white wine, with the complementary light tannin. Vanilla and honey come back. This is sweet and light. With water: some spices, like nutmeg and cloves. Reminded EP of carrot cake (the ang moh dessert type, rather than chye tau kway)
Finish - spiced wine. Cinnamon this time. Somewhat different spice profile than the palate. Odd. Not unpleasant though. With water: a bit of oak floats up, but the flavours remain unchanged.
Overall - pretty pleasant. I can see why some rate this highly, though I think i prefer the sweeter, but spicier and heavier Quinta Ruban. To each his own, I guess. This one is good, but I think it's not something to specifically hunt down (it does seem like it's becoming harder to find in shops).
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