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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Feb,15 in Tasting , Glenmorangie

After much hoo-hah and being sworn to secrecy (and I think we were the only people who took that seriously, but you live and learn), Ladies & Gentlemen let us present to you...(drum roll)...The Whisky Formerly Known As Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (88): inexistent. floral, some fruits, grapes. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (92): . fruity, honey, malt. hot. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (84): no finish. fruity and wood finish. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban with 88 points over 100.

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Glenmorangie Original 10 years old Tasting note

By Miguel at 2011 Feb,14 in Tasting , Glenmorangie

Glenmorangie 10 Year Old– Original Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Elegant swan necked stills, the tallest in Scotland, produce Glenmorangie whisky which is coaxed into perfect maturation through the use of oak bourbon casks, settled in traditional stone - built, earth - floored warehouses. After ten years of relaxation in the gentle Highland climate, the whisky reaches a perfect harmony of sweetness and complexity that is the signature of Glenmorangie Original: Velvet textured with delicate, honeyed overtones and a burst of citrus softening into vanilla and almonds.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (84): inexistent. many floral, sweet, honey, almonds. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Palate (88): . floral, vanilla, honey and anise. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

Finish (88): no finish. honey and vanilla. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glenmorangie 10 Year Old– Original Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky with 87 points over 100.

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Glenmorangie: The wood-formation of whisky

By Miguel at 2011 Feb,13 in Featured , Glenmorangie

Glenmorangie is the highland Scottish distillery that started to experiment with woods and wines finishes in the early 1980s. One of the best selling single malt whisky in the UK.

Glenmorangie stands near Royal Burgh of Tain in Ross-shire. It was established in 1843 by William and John Matheson. John was part-owner of Balblair and relative of Alexander Matheson who founded Dalmore. The production of the distillery was of 20000 gallons of alcohol per year.

The distillery was one of the first of Scotland to heat the was stills with indirect heat.

In 1887 the distillery was rebuilt and in 1918 it was sold to Macdonald & Muir (40%) and Durham & Company (60%), a whisky broker.
In 1930 Macdonald acquired the part of Durham and used most of the production in their blends.

Glenmorangie was not promoted as a single malt until 1970s. In 1979 distillery capacity was doubled and in 1990 double again.

Due to the light character of the new make, Macdonals & Muir was experimenting with different woods and maturation into wine barrels in order to increase the range of expressions. The owners made Glenmorange a public limited company in 1996 and in 2004 the distillery was sold to the luxury goods company, Luis Vuitton Mo�t-Hennessey.

In 2008 capacity was increased to six million litres per year with the addition of four new stills.

The stills of Glenmorangie are one of the tallest still of Scotland.

Water used on the distillery come from Tarlogie spring and the malting was done insite until 1977.
Glenmorangie was fourteen bonded warehouses, ten of them of dunnage type and four racked to eleven casks high.