Glenmorangie X

I have railed against this before as the price was so close to the 10 yr so why buy it. So happens I found this on sale for $24 so figured Id check it out. I have read a lot of reviews stating" cant drink this straight/terrible neat/only for mixing". I can tell you if you prefer your scotch neat this is perfectly drinkable. Is it great?..no but certainly better than a myriad of shit grain blends. Nose is mild with malty orange, light barrel and a bit of baking spice. This theme carries into the palate with sweet malty orange and toasted oak. It is not deep or rich and the finish is fairly flat and quick. I get the idea of mixing this sure but again the normal price of this is close to the 10 which is much better in every regard so whats the point. Not a terrible malt as some would have you believe just kind of irrelevant........76/100........drinkable but the 10 yr, Monkey, Naked, and others are superior.

A single malt, "made for mixing"? We all know that Glenmorangie has this scientific craving, where they try a lot of cask maturations, roasted barleys, outter-space maturation and NFTs. One of their craziest statements is this Glenmorangie "X", which is intended to end in cocktails around the world. Not very expensive, ready to be served with a mountain of ice in a nightclub, i had to review it, and of course i did it neat, as the Gods of whisky demand. Bottled at 40%abv, Amber color. On the nose, it starts with a peachy syrup, cotton candy and pineapple. Corn flakes, bananas and fruit salad. Milk chocolate. Not bad. On the palate, it is not your best dram. Pineapple, peaches, milk with sugar. The tropical orange notes from any Glenmo' are here. Hay has appeared. Aftertaste is where it falls apart. Spicy pepper, salty, very dry and short. Overall, i get how this one can make a great cocktail, and i also see why they are not selling you this single malt to be drunk neat. It is an under the average whisky, not bad, and better than most spirits that are used in cocktails. Cheap and easy drinkable, my score for it is 76 over 100.