Glenmorangie A Tale Of Ice Cream Limited Edition

Rating for the bottle code L2518662(!): The announced vanilla bomb is rather subdued for me. The peach turns into more of a mango puree. Nice and creamy. Despite NAS, there is no youth at all. The alcohol is well integrated and the 46% vol fits well. Surprisingly little sweetness. Instead, there is an intense, very nice oak spice, without any bitterness. Which surprises me a little based on other reviews I have already read. Is it perhaps because there are different vattings based on the quantity? Hence the different bottle codes? I'm excited to see how he develops. After the weaker Tokyo, I like this one much better. First of all, a good 86 from me. I could imagine that he could gain one or two points once he's had enough breathing room.

Best on the nose: Lots of vanilla, floral, light fruits, reminds me of the ice cream "Cuja Mara Split" from Schöller. The taste is more lemon, more vanilla and sweet. Unfortunately, there is also a bit of alcohol. Unfortunately, the finish is quickly gone. Certainly a great whisky for the summer.

A Tale of Two Glenmorangies, 27.Nov.2024: Glenmorangie - A Tale of Tokyo (2023) https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/240174/glenmorangie-a-tale-of-tokyo 83+ Glenmorangie - A Tale of Ice Cream (2024) https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/249036/glenmorangie-a-tale-of-ice-cream 84-

scent: light, sweet, vanilla taste: smooth, rounded, vanilla, Christmas spices Sweet, it reminded me a lot of Irish whisky, Redbreast

Glenmorangie's first single malt from casks with a high proportion of vanillin in the wood This limited edition is the fifth bottling in the award-winning A Tale Of… series from the Highland distillery “Glenmorangie” As for the tasting notes, Glenmorangie A Tale of Ice Cream offers a smooth and pleasant aroma with notes of honey, vanilla, lemon candy and a hint of raisin bread. This develops into nuances of orange peel, peach, toffee and subtle spices. The taste is full and rich, with a mix of sweet and spicy notes taking center stage. Aromas of brioche, honey, fudge, sorbet, coconut, cinnamon and toffee can be detected. The finish is long, rich and sweet, making for an interesting tasting experience.

After reading the name, I expected sweet and vanilla aromas, and it was fulfilled to the letter. What I didn't expect was that instead of the intense sweetness of vanilla and powdered sugar, I got a surprising mixture of sweet and woody bitter flavors. Like eating vanilla ice cream with a wooden spoon. However, expectations were not fully met...

Nice, you can clearly see that they tried!) They can do it whenever they want!) 21+ 21+ 20+ 21 84+

5/5.5/6 // 5/6/6 I dunno... Quite spicy. Toasted wood. I don't get the vanilla others are experiencing.

I would call this issue A Tale of Vanila Pear, it would be more logical. Overall, it's a modern classic, and I'd rate it by today's standards. In the 2010s, it would have gotten less than 80 points. 21 21 21 20

19/18/19/19

Really well chosen name; soft vanilla ice, sugar sweet, oranges, lemon peel and soft oak tones, a fresh and fruity dram.

It’s a bit thin, the vanilla comes through strong, but straight to oak/pepper finish. Simple but good if you like vanilla.

Each tale says consistent but different story written by the whisky. Here the start - nose - gives a lot of vanilla, cream, fruits, summer vibe. Start of palate is more of ice cream, sweet, nice, creamy and vanilla. Later it gets more o to spices, fruits, wood and even some smoke. Pretty complex and multi layer whisky - another take worth trying. Maybe not the best but very decent!

The nose is super interesting, I've never had so much vanilla in a Scotch. Unfortunately, the taste is nothing special. A little vanilla, a little honey, a little wood. If you were blind, this could be the 10yo standard. Or the X.

The marketing department at LVMH has done a great job here, suggesting that a very special vanilla aroma gives the impression of ice cream. For me, that's a bit of nonsense. Yes, it has hints of vanilla and smells like pound cake with vanillin and rum. There's also a little malt and slightly bitter oak. It seems quite soft and creamy on the nose. In the mouth, the whole thing is stronger and sharper, there is pepper, the aromas are the same, with the exception of the vanilla. This is more subliminal in the mouth. I find more of the bitter wood and the malt also has a slight citrus influence. Balvenie has a single cask made from bourbon barrels, which it reminds me of. The Balvenie is much stronger and, in my opinion, offers more vanilla in the mouth. The finish here, however, is quite short. Overall, the Glenmorangie offers little more in the mouth than the normal 10. I can only confirm this opinion, which has already been expressed here. It's a 30-40€ whisky, no more and no less. The trendy packaging probably makes up the additional 40€.

Nose: Honey and vanilla, almost like a bourbon but without the glue note. Mouth: sweet, malt and lots of wood, but not bitter. The whisky needs time in the glass, which makes it taste much better.

Well, I don't really think of ice cream, but I can understand the association until I swallow it. You can imagine a scoop of creamy bourbon vanilla ice cream in there if you want. But in terms of the taste and much of the finish, I think of fresh wood and spicy vanilla notes, not ice cream. The experiment with "high-vanillin cask" was definitely a success for me, and you can taste an enormous amount of vanilla. I actually find it quite tasty, but €70-80 is a bit much for it. I think I would pay €50. Pretty tasty. Sample whisky!

very funny taste, surprised.. it just tastes like what it is Best recommendation for whisky newbies, sweet lovers

A story about ice cream.

Aroma: pleasant, creamy aroma, malt distillate, bourbon vanilla Taste: sweet, very dessert, delicious - this will be a very popular dram, the finish is medium long and pleasantly spicy

Initially some pretty tough oak spices dominate the dram. After a while the beautiful notes of vanilla, orange are prominent with a wonderful sweetness.

Not my kind of whisky, but at least it is what the package would make one think it is. Sweet vanilla oak juice without any distillery character.

a very pleasant Glenmorangie and a good representative of the category: bourbon cask maturation, you have a really sweet whisky in the glass with the typical characteristic aromas such as vanilla, honey, caramel, I like it very much [P/L] around 80€ is not too much for the good quality, tip for lovers of ex-bourbon cask maturations!

I love it. It's rich, but smooth, very sweet. In my opinion, the second best "A tale of" after "A tale of cake".

The name says it all and the nose is seductive, but unfortunately only partially confirmed on the palate. The finish then has a slight upward trend with fine wood notes and marzipan standing out. I think it's OK, not spectacular, but it wouldn't be a bad buy either - 07.02.2025

Perhaps a slightly too strange story – perhaps also a bit expensive – unfortunately, a no-age statement – but a really pleasant and good single malt – vanilla from every pore and crevice...

I'd say rather than an "ice cream" flavor, this whisky has a "mild note" of what you'd smell when walking into an old wooden floor ice cream parlor. Sadly, the flavor doesn't develop in the glass well at all, which makes it more suited for a sniff and shoot more than a sit and enjoy. Besides that, it under-delivers but still presents itself as a decent whisky, particularly if you took the "tale of ice cream" name off of it to give you unbiased hopes or expectations.

nose: smells like a rye, gasoline, sweet buttery corn, popcorn, vanilla, yogurt ish(乳酸）, touch cinnamon, mouth: oily mouth feel, sweet pineapple candy, fruit candy, peaches, minerals, butter scotch, 香蕉油 finish: mid, very sweet, wood fragrance, floral

This is supposed to be ice cream...? Hardly sweet, dry and sour. Awful!

An interesting and pleasant whisky. Not too complex, but still well-made. Finish is its biggest weakness, as it is short and quite bland.

An old school ice cream parlour. Exactly what it says on the tin

Overall, I can say they’ve crafted a whisky that truly lives up to its name. It is redolent of patisserie aromas and flavors; at times, you might even get the sensation of eating cocoa and vanilla ice cream. It is quite delicious and smooth yet not watery; it definitely has a perceptible body. While whiskies that are very sweet can sometimes become cloying, I didn't find this one overwhelming in that regard; to me, the spiciness feels perfectly pitched and balancing. That said, it is still possible that those who dislike sweetness might find it a bit much by the second or third glass. It certainly doesn't underperform for its price point; I liked it a lot, though I wouldn't go so far as to say I was blown away. I would happily buy and enjoy it again at this price it’s not a whisky you’ll regret trying. Cheers.