Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

As some of you may have seen, I picked a bottle of this up on the cheap. This is the new 14yo Quinta Ruban, upgraded from a 12yo age statement. It is aged in bourbon casks and finished in port casks. As far as other Glenmo whiskies go, I enjoyed the 10yo "original," but was not impressed by the "Lasanta." Let's see how this...

Score 85/100

SMWS 125.33 - Tutti frutti beauty

I must admit this is the first Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) bottling I've tried, so I've had to make extra special attempts to stop excitement getting in the way. Apparently excited tastings make the adrenaline pump the alcohol into the bloodstream faster. Or maybe I made that up. Slipping out from its bottle, the "125.33" as it's...

Score 90/100

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

I first tasted the _Quinta Ruban_ many years ago. My uncle got the previous 12 YO version at the duty free and I had it a few times at his house. I quite liked it. Then it seemed to disappear for a long time. It recently reappeared at the LCBO for just under $100. It was a no-brainer to get one to try. Unlike its long-gone sibling, this one...

Score 86/100

Glenmorangie Nectar D'or

This will be no more than a quick, first impression of sharing a bottle Glenmo's Nectar D'Or with some friends: the most obvious flavour note is the pure blast of sweet from the Sauternes barrel in which this was finished. Relying on memory (because it's all gone now) this is even sweeter than their Sonnalta PX finished in Pedro Ximenes barrels....

Score 90/100