Glenmorangie has existed as a distillery since 1843 when William Matheson bought a license to make whisky on the site of a brewery located near the Tarlogie Springs in Ross-shire in the highlands of Scotland. Matheson bought two second-hand gin stills to make his spirit, and the distillery is famous for having the tallest stills in Scotland, al ... Read More »
Glenmorangie's 10yo sets a high standard for Highland whisky, and has gone from strength to strength as 'The Original' since its slightly controversial packaging redesign a few years ago. Medium-bodied and gently warming, with plasant spicy notes. Web-Exclusive Price!
Updated in summer 2010, Glenmorangie Lasanta now boasts an age statement of 12 years old. Lasanta is a sherry-finished Glenmorangie and is said to mean 'Warmth & Passion' in Gaelic. Web-Exclusive Price!
Relaunched in 2011, Glenmorangie's sauternes-finished Nectar d'Or is now proudly boasting a prominent age statement that wasn't there before, proclaiming it to be 12 years old. Give it a couple of years and it'll be growing a weedy moustache on its top lip. Web-Exclusive Price!
The Astar bottling from Glenmorangie is a second incarnation of the much-loved Artisan cask bottling from several years ago. A massive dram, with huge spices - a drop of water is the sensible option. Web-Exclusive Price!
The second in Glenmorangie's series of Private Editions (the first being the hugely popular Sonnalta), Finealta is lightly peated barley that has been matured partly in ex-sherry casks and partly in plain new American oak casks. the name means 'Elegance' in Gaelic (it says here).
This Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX is the second of the distillery's Private Collection bottlings after 2008's release of Astar. Sonnalta PX has been finished in casks formerly containing Pedro Ximenez. A great success at a recent TWE tasting in Vinopolis. Whisky Bible 2010: Best Scotch New Brand; Whisky Bible 2012: Best No Age Statement Single Malt Scotch (Multiple Casks); 96.5 Points Web-Exclusive Price!
The 2011 entry in Glenmorangie's Private Edition range, named Artein, meaning 'Stone'. This matches up with the meaning of Sassicaia (from 'Sasso', also stone), the 'Super Tuscan' wine previously held in the barrels used to finish this whisky. It's got 15 years old on the label, but it's actually made up of 2 parts 15 year old to 1 part 21 year old whisky for a solid mix of well matured Glenmorangie.