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tastes as good as it looks ur2009 vintage Glenmorangie Master Distiller Dr. Bill Lumsden. Sherry-Tinged Single Malt fi nished single malt that is as rich and generous as its name implies. Sonnalta—Gaelic for “generous”—is extra-matured or fi nished for two years in Spanish Pedro Ximenez sherry casks that impart aromas of dark chocolate, raisins, toffee and baking spices to the complex, malty fl avors of a select ten-year old mark drawn from the company’s private collec- tion. Sonnalta PX is Glenmorangie’s second sherry-fi nished whisky (it also produces Lasanta, which is extra-matured in oloroso casks) and the fi rst in a succession of annual releases planned for its Private Collection. “The majority of single malt whisky is strong and oily; W it’s not well-suited to being fi nished,” says Lumsden. “For Sonnalta PX, we’re starting with a cleaner, unpeated spirit that has spent ten years in heavily charred American oak bourbon barrels and is ideally suited to taking on the rich, complex fl avors of PX and spicy Spanish oak. Despite the intense sweetness that is characteristic of PX, Sonnalta has a very balanced fi nish.” Not one to rest on his laurels, Lumsden has several exten- sion products in the works and is entering new markets where the company has recently gained kosher approval. —Deborah Parker Wong Imported by Total Beverage Solution Mt. Pleasant, SC Phone: 843-881-0761 Visit us at: www.totalbeveragesolution.com 0800 864 894 | enquiries@tohuwines.co.nz | www.tohuwines.co.nz ith the expanded release of Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX (SRP $79.99), Master Distiller Dr. Bill Lumsden has once again created a unique wood- PHOTO: DEBORAH PARKER WONG MISSIONHALL TOH063