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Glenmorangie Lasanta 15 Year Old Review

Can one dram prove Scotch isn’t “just Islay”? Discover how Glenmorangie Lasanta 15 delivers sherry-sweet richness, spice, and balance for learners.

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$48
  • Charles Steele is an attorney and whiskey enthusiast with a penchant for the peculiar.
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Tasting Notes

About:

The Lasanta is a 15-Year-Old single malt from Highland distillery, Glenmorangie’s core range of expressions, matured in bourbon and sherry casks. Relaunched in 2025 with a 15-year age statement, The Lasanta was originally bottled as a 12-Year-Old expression and was one of Glenmorangie’s most popular bottlings. Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation Dr Bill Lumsden and Master Blender Gillian Macdonald were inspired to use older stocks and refine the cask recipe to make The Lasanta “even more deliciously complex”. Bottled at 43% ABV.
Appearance:
Clear Tawny in color with slow legs that hold well to the glass. Tasted neat in a Glencairn glass.
Nose:
The nose has a nice warm complexity that just opens over the tasting. It has some nice spicy cinnamon and baking spice. We find the lovely sherry cask and wine notes accompanying dried fruits and honey. Throughout there is vanilla, and some nuts accompanying the aged wood.
Palate:
A great full body on the palate which starts with raisin, cinnamon, oak, light tobacco, and dark sugars. There is jut a hint of charcoal but almost not diceranble smoke. Nutty coffee followed by sherry wine.
Finish:
A great finish, holds well but not too long. A great sherry sweetness wrapped in oak and bitter chocolate and raisin sugar. Just a delight.
Comments:
You get bourbon, sherry, and Scotch with this dram. Plenty of sweetness from fruit influence without becoming sour or off-putting. Another dram to delight your friends and doesn’t break the bank. It is deep enough in flavor that you can really sink your teeth into the beefy meat of this without feeling like you can’t appreciate what’s happening due to the complexity. For me, this is a dram that is right where you want it to be as a whiskey amateur. Not a total novice, but maybe you don’t feel quite like a pro yet. Its an excellent bottle.

Share with those who want to learn more about Scotch, people who appreciate a nice bottle, and friends who need a little convincing that Scotch isn’t just Islay.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Charles Steele

Charles Steele, a Portland-based attorney, is a native of the Pacific Northwest. His legal background provides him with an analytical approach to understanding whiskey and other aged spirits. Primarily a legal writer, freelancing for The Whiskey Wash offers Charles a unique opportunity to showcase his versatility as a writer. Although his preference lies with whiskey and whiskey-based cocktails, he has a profound appreciation for all unique and unconventional liquors, from Malört to Ojen - if it's peculiar, he's intrigued.

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