Posts Tagged “Glenmorangie”

Glenmorangie Private Edition VI – Tùsail (46%) – Just How Influential is the Barley on the Whisky?

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Glenmorangie Private Edition VI – Tùsail (46%) – Just How Influential is the Barley on the Whisky?

While five of the seven Glenmorangie Private Editions were about the casks (Sonnalta PX, Artein, Ealanta, Companta and Milsean – to be reviewed tomorrow) and the Finealta showcased the peat, Tùsail is all about the strain of barley used for mashing. But how much effect does the strain of barley used to make the whisky have on the…

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Glenmorangie Taghta – Crowdsourced Whisky 21st Century Style – Whisky Tasting Notes

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Glenmorangie Taghta – Crowdsourced Whisky 21st Century Style – Whisky Tasting Notes

In Gaelic, taghta means “the chosen”, and they mean chosen by the people. It started out by Dr. Bill Lumsden choosing three casks: Grand Cru Burgundy, Grand Cru Bordeaux and Manzanilla sherry, opening a website with Bill Lumsden’s video tasting notes for the “Glenmorangie Cask Masters”, which is the distillery’s official fan club and membership…

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A Single Cask Tasting of Glen Moray 29 – SMWS 35.103

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A Single Cask Tasting of Glen Moray 29 – SMWS 35.103

Glen Moray isn’t a mainstay in most maltheads whisky cabinets, for the simple reason that most of its considerable annual production of 3.3 million liters goes into the Label 5 and the Sir Edwards blends as well as the Glen Turner malt blend (vatted malt), owned by La Martiniquaise, and the brand itself – once…

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The Old and the New: Glenmorangie’s Sauternes Finishes – 15 Year vs. The Nectar D’or

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The Old and the New: Glenmorangie’s Sauternes Finishes – 15 Year vs. The Nectar D’or

Sauternes casks are just about as expensive as casks get. Thus, whisky maturing in Sauternes casks is both relatively rare (compared to bourbon, sherry or other wine finishes) and fairly expensive. Full maturation in Sauternes casks is almost unheard of, with only a few examples around (the Ballechin #8 Sauternes Cask comes to mind), and of…

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Glenmorangie Private Editions – A Vertical Tasting – Part Two

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Glenmorangie Private Editions – A Vertical Tasting – Part Two

In part one, we covered the Astar, the Ealanta and the Artien. Part two takes us to the Sonnalta PX, the Finealta and the newest edition to the group, the Companta. Glenmorangie Private Edition Sonnalta PX (46% ABV, NCF and Non Colored) Glenmorangie venturing into sherry bomb territory? Well, not quite. When you compare this Private Edition to…

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