Tastes
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My second Glenrothes, i also liked it and i am starting to build a good impression over this distillery. Bottled at 40%abv, with a deep copper color. On the nose very sweet, and appealing, maybe soft. Almonds, caramel, dry chocolate cake, sherry, grape juice, those sweets from formal parties, dry brown grasses and custard cream notes. Really nice. On the palate, starts with cough syrup, the some pepper and ginger, with a mild citrus or prune note, and the taste of the finish is lovely with cremé brulee, almonds and little tobacco, medium long. Overall i give this fellow a 91 over a 100. Actually pretty good.
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I haven't had a bad Glenrothes. But to prove my point, i went young. Maybe the youngest Glenrothes (idk) and i had a glass of this 10yo expression. The nose on this one is spectacular. It is a very easy enjoyable dram and for $40, it can be declared as an everyday whisky. Bottled at 40%abv. On the nose: Vanilla soooooooo lovely. Roasted coffee. A dim sherriness coming through. Caramel beatiful. Dulce de leche A hidden fig sonewhere. Actually remarkable. On the palate is way too straightforward and normal. Vanilla and a little plum, but mostly it feels watery. Aftertaste is nice, it has a slight smoky note; tobacco and dry grass. Overall, if this were a little better in the palate, it would be amazing. Still it is a good dram, 83 over 100.
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Glenmorangie Grand Vintage 1990
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed April 5, 2020 (edited August 24, 2022)Fancy! This is my review for the Glenmorangie 1990 Grand Vintage Malt, which is now a yearly tribute to some bond warehouses that this distillery had. This is a 25yo expression, bottled in 2016 (math teachers required, lol). A really beautiful bottle that goes for around $460 - $520. Bottled at 43%abv The aroma is such a perfect treat for your nose: Orange candy. Caramel very refined. I am getting some sherriness out of this, Definitively figs and maraschino cherries. Amazing complex aroma. Coffee, brown sugar, Apples. So complex! It just throws you different aromas every time. Orange madness. Vanilla. On the palate it is a lot less complex and down to earth, very well balanced though. Vanilla surrounded by Oak spice. Sherriness a little bit. Caramel. A bit Fancy, Refined dram. Maybe a little boring. Aftertaste gives you something more, enhancing the experience of tasting it. It is Dry, Grassy. Hay and Ginger spice. Overall this is a very good whisky. Palate can be better, but i understand that fancy whiskies are often easy to drink rather than complex and full of layers of flavor. Still, it makes it to a solid 90 over 100, which might be consider poetic justice for a 1990 dram. -
A bit uninpressed, this rather rare expression of Glenmorangie (maybe its just my perception) is finished in "sweet french wine casks" for a sweeter profile. Lets see if that is true. Bottled at 43%abv On the nose: for a 43%abv it is a very light whisky. Chocolate, varnish, paint, acetone, orange, honey, red fruits. On the palate is very sweet. Strawberry, spicy pepper, chocolate and almonds. Aftertaste has a dim note of burnt hay and clove. Overall this whisky delivers the promise of been sweet, but lacks character and is a little boring. Dont get me wrong, there is nothing off putting here, it is just nothing to die for. 85 over 100.
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My third Glenmorangie's Legends whisky, very different from the Lasanta and Duthac, matured in amontillado sherry casks. (I don't know if Signet is part of the "legends") Bottled at 43%abv, with a deep copper color, the bottle is very beautiful. On the nose, orange jelly, reeks of vanilla cream, orange spray (glade?) (For your house, the ambientator) (i dont know the english term for this lol), spicyness on the nose but dim, fresh herbal note. On the palate: nuts. Lots of nuts, it is a little hot (oily not oaky), clove spicyness is very overwhelming, and the finish is medium with ashes and the aftertaste is just like eating crazy dips, that is the feeling you get. It is a very balanced dram, i will give 22 points on each category (nose, palate, finish and balance) so it is an 88 over 100. Cheers!
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A delicious dram of this great distillery; part of the legends expression from Glenmorangie. Matured part in Pedro Ximenez Casks and part in Virgin oak casks. Bottled at 43% abv, amber color. On the nose is fair. Liquorice, Blackberry, Ashes, Dr. Pepper cola, Slight vanilla, and a Herbal note like boiled asparagus. On the palate is very good, Orange syrup, Tobacco, Oranges, soft and Pleasant, some Smoke and Chocolate. Finish is long, sweet. Overall i give this dram a 93 over 100. For 80$ is a good deal.
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Glenmorangie Nectar D'or 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed April 5, 2020 (edited June 22, 2020)As soon as i got my nose on this baby i said to myself, "wow a baby signet". Actually the whole profile is a bit alike Glenmorangie's best expression (in my book that is), the Signet. 46%abv a little high for glenmorangie, actually delivers a lot of flavor, although the palate is were it dropped some points. On the nose: Vanilla, Clove, Wine Chocolate, Lemon, Citrus and Complex. Nice. On the palate: Honey, Oak, Chocolate and Oranges. Nice long finish, sweet with a little burn sensation and maybe smoke (i dont think smoke should be there but it kinda is). Overall i give this dram an 89 over 100, almost a 4.5. Go pick it up. -
Mi first Glenmorangie, a good everyday whisky, nicely flavoured, a little low on the nose. Bottled at 43%abv, it has a yellow gold color. On the nose i got vanilla cream, tobbacco, some citrus notes but not oranges, salt, peanut butter and a very impressive and never "seen" before note that resembles glazed ham. On the palate is easy to drink, with oranges, ashes, tobbacco, oak and a peppery medium finish. Medium bodied. This one i was looking forward to try, and yesterday i had a tasting in my house, we drank 4 whiskies, and this one was the runner up after the Glenfiddich cask collection Select Cask. 80/100
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Glenmorangie 18 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed April 5, 2020 (edited August 6, 2022)I believe this is a very enjoyable dram. I even think this is one of the best 18yo whiskies i have had, and i truly believe that it should deserve more than the 4.0 im giving it, but it really is a dram that will be forgotten over time. It is just as the glenfiddich 18yo, a kinda fancy, easy drinkable dram, not made for critics (or people like me who believe themselves as whisky critics) because it lacks emotion. But it is a very enjoyable dram. Bottled at 43%abv, amber color. On the nose, milk chocolate, Nutmeg, White wine, Vanilla plant, Cake crest, apricot and After a while it develops into creme brulee (burnt caramel). On the palate, it is very pleasant. Very easy. Spicy clove, Caramel, Apricot Some nuttiness. Oily and oaky but absolutely balanced. Dry vanilla cake. More Clove. Finish is short, winey and spicy. It is almost the twin brother of glenfiddich 18yo (and i truly believe they compete against each other). It is very enjoyable, but not a high scorer. 86 over 100, feels like it could get more, but giving it more would be unfair to more exciting whiskies. This one is to enjoy while sat on a relaxed afternoon. Cheers! -
Glenlivet 13 Year Sherry Cask Matured
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed April 5, 2020 (edited January 17, 2024)I FREAKING LOVE THIS WHISKY. As soon as i tasted it for the first time i knew i will have a long time relationship with this one. It is so gentle in the palate and so delicious that you can drink it like water. It has been matured for 13 years in european oloroso sherry seasoned butts. Bottled at 40%abv, Red color. As in any strawberry Jam. On the nose: Maraschino Cherries, full of it. Bacon, glazed pork and GRENADINE SYRUP. It is the sweetest most cloying thing in the world. Since i am a fat guy, this is great. Lol On the palate, AMAZINGLY SWEET. Red fruits, cherries, marmalade and smooth sweet sherry. Nothing complex but plainly delicious. Aftertaste is mostly sherried with hints of ginger spice. Easy drinkable. Overall i would buy a container of this and i could drink it till the end of times. The most sweet and easy going sherriness ever. It is a dessert made whisky. Many won't share my score, but i just loved it. 92 over 100. SLAINTE MHATH FRIENDS!
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