Soba45
Glenmorangie Signet
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
June 24, 2017 (edited March 28, 2019)
I had my eye on this one with a view to maybe picking up a bottle from Duty Free on the way home from the USA ($90 USD vs $200 USD from NZ retailers) so I thought I'd crack open a sample to see if it's worth it whilst watching the Lions play the All Blacks. Beautiful colour, typical sweet Glenmorangie nose with the scent of cocoa a hint of what's to come. Taste is good, definitely getting the cocoa / chocolate malt coming through which is quite unusual, slightly bitter or burnt. Dry, woodiness forms the base and translates to the medium/short finish. Do I like it? Yes. Definitely not the amazing drop it's been trumpeted, lacking the touted rich, thick syrupy chocolate I was expecting. Perhaps after many years on the market they are running of the better / older casks? Would buy a bottle at $90USD to see how it develops over time. Wouldn't pay much more though. Solid 4.
Update 2020 Dramfest. Another crack and meh still didn't rise higher, in fact I'd say more 3.75
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Yeah I'd love to know what they get up to over the years with these NAS expressions and how far away they are prepared to go away from the initial flavour profile they started off with due to lack of suitable casks before they call it a day. There are some very old casks and it's a unique expression so can't go on for ever I guess.
Cheapest sale here is $130-140. I see older bottles at $230-250 in the same area, so maybe there has been a drop in quality. But I've only read good things about this. I'll probably be picking up the cheaper bottle before the sale ends. Thanks for the review
Agreed! And to think it's gone down in price...was $250 two years ago
I'd hesitate to pay so much money for a NAS expression. Could get a nice Cadenhead's or G&M malt at cask strength for less...
I think the initial releases might have been different from recent ones. I had this initially 2 years ago and I thought it was amazing. Had it again recently, and it was slightly less impressive. Either my taste buds have become more discerning, or they're using lesser quality casks