Glenmorangie Signet

3.5 stars - Very Good; 750 ml bottle Do people actually like hot tubs, beach vacations, or sex in the shower? After much anticipation, I find the experience to be a bit of a letdown. Is the idea better than the reality? A pleasant fantasy to make it through the humdrum of normal workaday life. So many of the whisky reviewers I follow gave this a top rating. Am I missing some hedonistic gene? This is a good and unique whisky. No question. But so are Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban and Nectar D’Or. For $45 and $65 respectively. I bought this for $205 and it is now $280 locally. I would rate all three was equally good. Supposedly this contains some very old whiskey, but this tastes 12-15 years old to me. The bottle and box look like they belong to a $500 bottle. As a craft beer guy, many of the chocolate stout and porter notes are familiar. Which begs the question, why is malt not a bigger part of the Scotch discussion? Beer is all about the malt: pale, Pilsner, Vienna, Munich, caramel, crystal, brown, chocolate. This is the number one ingredient in Scotch and gets virtually no billing or discussion. Why? This seems like a missed opportunity to add intrigue, originality, and excitement.

Incredible dram. Very long and complex finish following a delicious and creamy sip. Great great whisky. I could drink this every day but my wallet would not survive.

It was good but not so much impressive compared to its overwhelmed price. Sweet and rich