I ranked this second in a blind tasting of the six finalists for the Whisky Exchange whisky of the year in December and was shocked when it turned out to be the new version of the Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban. I’m not a huge fan of the distillery and rated the previous version of this whisky just two stars, so sickly did I find it, but this 14-year-old edition is a revelation. It leads off with a surprising amount of strawberries on the nose, tastes silky sweet in the mouth — the strawberries joined by a syrupy cream — and finishes pleasingly tart. Alongside Signet and the 19, it joins the exclusive club of Glenmorangies I would be happy to have at home.