Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Quarter Century

Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Quarter Century

Glenmorangie has always been one of my preferred distilleries, and that’s for one reason; consistency. I know, part of the fun of buying/tasting whisky is batch variations. It’s fun to watch the Aberlours and Ardbegs of the world evolve and change with every batch. And indeed, the whisky world would be a much less interesting place without those...

Score 90/100

Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Quarter Century

Nose: vanilla and fruit, intertwined with peat smoke, earthy peat and some brine. then back to the sweet malty notes as well as spices , vanilla and pepper. [I tried comparing this to Caol Ila 18 i have , and it’s a perfect match Islay wise… very similar notes.] A peppery Kugel, made before Shabbat. wow. Palate : Starting with an assault of spice...

Score 90/100

Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Quarter Century

Nose: Orange/peach/almond are most prominent. Supplemented by: their blossoms, moist coffee grounds, light cherry/plum, and a tad ginger/lemon zest. The aromas are evident but fairly light. Palate: No sting at all, at any point. A smooth entrance of creamy orange-pear marmelade containing not-too-hot ginger. It gets oilier in the mouth (something...

Score 92/100

Glenmorangie 25 Year Old Quarter Century

Glenmorangie is one of those distilleries that absolute does not allow its name to be printed on any independent release’s label. Although, of course, sometimes Glenmo is bottled by someone else. Remember the wonderful Westport by Malts of Scotland? And of course the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has bottled many casks, but that can be traced back to...

Score 87/100