Back in 2013 Glenmo sent out bottles of experimental whisky to bloggers, writers and other whisky folks; this Glenmorangie Cask Masters “A” Grand Cru Burgundy Finish was one of the three in the kits. B was a an ex-Grand Cru Bordeaux and C was an ex-Manzanilla. At a private tasting I was able to try […]
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Glenmorangie Signet is their ultra-premium core release. It uses a high amount of chocolate malt, is only distilled once a year and the cask management to create it is quite involved. The notes I have from a deeply nerdy tasting says it goes something like this. Like almost everything at Glenmo, they start by filling […]
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Glenmorangie 19 Years Finest Reserve comes from their best casks of ex-Bourbon whisky. No sherry, no wine, no port, nothing but extra-aged, giraffe/swan neck distilled spirit in its purest form. If you really want to get to know extra-aged Glenmo, this is the one. As you might be able to tell from the photo, the […]
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Glenmorangie 18 Years Extremely Rare is kind of like the intro to the Glenmo Prestige Expressions and for a long time it was one of the best deals in super-premium Scotch on the market. It was only 4 or 5 years ago I could still walk into K&L and pick it up for $100 ($110 […]
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This barrel select Glenmorangie 13 Years Cognac Finish is unlike most of the finished whiskies Glenmo puts out because it didn’t start life as the traditional Glenmo 10. Shocking I know, but this whisky only spent 8 years in ex-Bourbon casks before being transferred to ex-Cognac casks to finish it’s maturation. But not just any […]
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The original Glenmorangie Astar was released in 2008. This is the re-release from 2017 and you can, kinda, think of it as a cask strength version of The Original 10, but with a twist. That twist being the exact casks used. The wood used for the Astar comes from trees in the Ozark Mountains of […]
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The tenth, and so far final, release in the Private Editions line was the Glenmorangie Allta (2019). Its name translates to wild and is in reference to a unique strain of wild yeast Dr. Bill discovered on their Cadboll barley. After some intense work to cultivate the yeast (Saccharomyces Diaemath) they used it to ferment […]
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The ninth release in the Private Editions line was the Glenmorangie Spios (2018). Its name, in Scots Gaelic, means spice, which is perfect for a whisky aged completely in ex-Rye Whiskey barrels. I like when a whisky’s name just simply says what it is. We’re used to ex-Bourbon, and we know ex-rye get in the […]
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The eighth release in the Private Editions line was the Glenmorangie Bacalta (2017). Its name means “baked” in Scots Gaelic and is a tribute to the island of Madeira. I enjoy Madeira and love well-done Madeira finished whisky so I was extra excited to sit down with this one. Like most of the PE releases […]
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The seventh release in the Private Editions line was the Glenmorangie Milsean (2016) which is Gaelic for Sweet Things. Created by the always curious Dr. Bill Lumsden, who oversees the production of both Glenmorangie and Ardbeg, he’s the mastermind behind these special editions. He’s the orchestrator of their creation and final release, so if you […]
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