Ctrexman
Glenmorangie The Original 10 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
February 6, 2020 (edited April 2, 2021)
Finally picked up my own bottle of this after trying a couple months ago. Poured neat, good legs for scotch. Nose has light fruit- pear, apricot, orange zest with malt and some vanilla sweetness. It has a darker tone to it, not as bright/crisp as some. Creamy mouthfeel leads to honey malt, fruit, spices with above average heat. Towards the end a flash of dark toffee influence arrives then finishes with fading malt, mild ground coffee and bitter orange peel. Oak eventually comes in to mix with the citrus peel. There is a slight floral aspect but not overdone imo . Overall I find it fairly complex and well balanced. Its not as sweet as I thought but still quite enjoyable. In this range there are others I prefer but this is good scotch. 83/100..........My bottle came with a 50 ml of Lasanta , review to follow
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I just got a bottle of this. I’d never tried it but heard it was an orange blast. I didn’t get that at all. It’s very light and very easy drinking. Actually a perfect beginner scotch. To be fair, my taste followed a pour of Aberlour A’bunadh.. so I was likely not getting the fresh experience.
@jonwilkinson7309 agree, light and gentle but almost an unbeatable price for consistent quality age-stated single malt. Great introductory malt or when you want a sip without dedicating brain cells. @Ctrexman if you haven’t tried the Quinta Ruban, it is my favorite of their standard barrel-finished series by wide margin, although I’ve heard mixed reviews that the quality actually went down when they switched it to a 14-yr from the old 12-yr (perhaps trying to eek more mileage out of many reuses of the port pipes instead of higher % first-fill).
I like this one too - I think it's very good MFV.