Glenora is a good Canadian whisky that strikes the palate like a dense fog, releasing a musty base with glimmers of fruit that are somewhat overwhelmed with bitterness. This whisky is smooth on the palate, but it seems a little too unbalanced to the sour side.
Colour
Nose
Dense bread and butter pudding gently whiffs up with
the musty fragrance of leather bound books that have sat neglected for a very long
time. Within the bitter blackcurrant and tide of malt is a spritz of lemon
juice cutting through like a lonely figure.
Taste
Delightfully crisp on the entry, this whisky
delivers a mellow gush of flavours that slide on the palate like velvet. The
bitter-sweetness of honeyed grapefruit zest begins on the tongue, but this soon
morphs into a dry sourness as though the honeyed zest was replaced with a big
helping of grapefruit fresh. There is a subtle sparkle of cinnamon in the
blackdrop of bark as a twist of lime adds a tangy aftertaste to the wave of
alcohol that floods in.
Finish
The finish on this whisky is excellent, lasting a
very long time. It leans towards the dry and sour side
without being dominated by sweetness. It is possibly a little too sour and
bitter, with a noticeable wave of rough alcohol detracting from the silky
smooth gracefulness of this otherwise enjoyable whisky.
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