Glenmorangie recently celebrated the sweet and indulgence single malt Scotch with Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake.
Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake began when Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Whisky Creation, found himself musing over how some of his most joyful memories involved cake – from baking with his granny, to the pineapple upside down cake his daughter made him for his birthday. Dreaming of encapsulating cake’s magic in a single malt whisky, he experimented by finishing Glenmorangie in Tokaji dessert wine casks.
This limited edition whisky’s flavors of honey, white chocolate and fruit inspired award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel to create a cake and cocktail pairing, a “CakeTail,” in its honor.
The expression tastes delicious alongside real cake, which is why Glenmorangie has paired up with Chef Ansel. Imagining how he could bring cake and whisky together, he created a unique twist on a pineapple boat cake inspired by Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake. Paired with a pineapple Old Fashioned cocktail by mixologist Jeremy Le Blanche, it makes a deliciously indulgent CakeTail. Chef Ansel and Le Blanche have also invented CakeTail pairings to celebrate three of Glenmorangie’s whiskies: The Original, The Lasanta and The Quinta Ruban.
“Like so many of us, some of my favorite memories come from cake, whether it be helping my granny in her kitchen, or the pineapple birthday cake my daughter surprised me with one year,” said Dr. Lumsden. “By finishing whisky in Tokaji wine casks, I’ve captured the joy of those indulgent cake moments in Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake. The liquid is a rich copper, but the taste is pure technicolor, luscious, sweet and complex with multi-layered bursts of honey, white chocolate and fruits with a hint of mint. As you might expect, it tastes incredible when enjoyed with actual cake, so it’s fantastic to see Dominique bring it to life in his CakeTails.”
“When I first tried Glenmorangie, it opened my senses to this amazing world of color, texture, taste, and aroma ̶ it’s a new adventure each time,” Chef Ansel added. “I never guessed I could enjoy whisky this much, but there is a friendliness to the way Glenmorangie tastes. Baking and whisky making are different worlds but they have a lot in common. If you stir Dr. Bill’s passion for single malt with my love for cake, you get the best of both our worlds!”
Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake is available now for $99.
