A Tale Of Tokyo – the new limited edition from Glenmorangie

21 Oct A Tale Of Tokyo – the new limited edition from Glenmorangie

Glenmorangie A Tale of Tokyo combines vibrant, bold flavors with soft sweetness and is a single malt whiskey full of sensory contrasts, just like Tokyo itself.
With a desire to experiment with rare Japanese Mizunara oak casks, Dr. Bill has created a limited edition characterized by mesmerizing contrasts.

Mizunara barrels For 180 years, the whisky makers at Glenmorangie have been endlessly experimental and innovative in their quest to create delicious whiskies.
With the “A Tale of…” limiteds, Glenmorangie takes on a different subject each time, this time the Japanese capital of Tokyo.
For Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s world-traveling whiskey maker, Tokyo has always been a place of great creative inspiration.
A place where busy streets are countered with quiet gardens and ancient customs with ultramodernism. Some time ago, while traveling through Japan, Dr. Bill wondered how he could create a single malt that could capture the contrasting pleasures of Tokyo, and what influence complex Japanese Mizunara oak might have on the Highland distillery’s light, floral character.
After a tireless search, he managed to secure a small number of Mizunara casks, which are known to impart a very distinctive and unusual flavor to whisky.
He balanced the resulting unique and bold flavors of Japanese oak with Glenmorangie aged in both bourbon and sherry casks to create a wonderfully balanced whiskey that embodies the contradictions of Tokyo.

Yamaguchi Akira To bring the vibrant inspiration and flavors of A Tale of Tokyo to life, Glenmorangie collaborated with Japanese artist Yamaguchi Akira, who created his own playful perspective of the city’s rich layers of history and culture in a work of art that adorns each bottle and packaging.
Uniting his signature maximalist bird’s eye perspective style with Glenmorangie’s technicolor palette, it juxtaposes famous landmarks and features of both Tokyo and Highland Distillery, as well as traditional Japanese pursuits with nods to the whiskey’s flavors.
From the Tokyo Tower and Ueno Park to Glenmorangie’s giraffe-high boilers and lush Mizunara oak trees, there are many complex, hidden discoveries in his work, including several images of Dr. Bill scattered throughout the artwork. “I partially aged some of the Glenmorangie spirit in rare Japanese Mizunara oak barrels, which I had been curious about for some time. The influence of this wood is incredibly complex and unusual; it required balance and softening with Glenmorangie that had been aged in bourbon and sherry casks, and the result is a dram full of delicious sensory contrasts, like a trip to Tokyo.”
Dr. Bill Lumsden, Director of Whisky Creation at Glenmorangie

“It was a great pleasure to collaborate with Glenmorangie to bring A Tale of Tokyo to life through my art. The idea of my hometown evokes so many different thoughts and feelings, and my work reflects the contrasts of Tokyo in many ways. Incorporating elements about Glenmorangie and that whiskey really spoke to my sense of playfulness.”
Yamaguchi Akira, Artist for A Tale of Tokyo