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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
September 2, 2019 (edited March 20, 2021)
Picked this up a couple of weeks ago and have spent some time with it. It has a beautiful and unique rose color - hopefully this is natural color. Lots of plum and grapes on the nose and palate augmenting that familiar base Glenmorangie honey malt. I notice that with water there is a bit of bitter bite on the end, but a couple drops of water remove it. With a bit of water added it is dangerously drinkable. Very good. Unfortunately future samplings have lowered it a bit in my estimation as it has a surprising harsh note for what should be a light bodied dram that I don't recall from my original tasting.
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The Glendronach 15 is definitely a different beast entirely. So much more honey, nuts and red fruit but there is a sour note buried deep inside of it that stops it from being amazing. This Glenmorangie is is light and sweet but a tad bitter. It has been going down in my estimation on my second bottle unfortunately. You know what destroys this Quinta Ruban in the port-finished category? The Glendronach Portwood which is everything a port finish should be. I may have to adjust my ratings because all 3 of these are 4 stars in my ratings, but I enjoy the Glendronach Portwood far more than the other two (which again, are both good).
Do you have any thoughts on how this compares with the Glendronach 15?