Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

This is the 2nd review in this series (previous review was Grant's, which I don't think had ever been reviewed on this site before...weird). This whisky was fine but not completely to my taste. In the glass, it is medium bodied with a reddish amber colour (owing to the extra maturation in port casks). The aroma hints at, unsurprisingly, port but...

Score 70/100

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

We’ve got Glenmorangie’s Quinta Ruben here, finished in port pipes. I’m dealing with an older bottling - the first edition. Unlike its later incarnations, this one comes without an age statement. I’m not usually a fan of port-cask finishes, but let’s see how this goes. Nose: Sweet and fruity. Raisins, chocolate, toffee, fruitcake, almonds, and...

Score 79/100

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

So my wife and I were in our whisky and chocolate pairing at the local whisky bar, Helvetica. We'd just tried a pairing of Dalwhinnie 15 yr old and honeycomb, which had been absolutely brilliant and were eagerly looking forward to the next tasting. Now this tasting was of Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban and mint chocolate. I was really looking forward...

Score 77/100

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

I recently purchased a "gift box" of Glenmorangie which included the Original, Lasanta, Quinta Ruban, and Nectar D'or. The stand-out for me was the Quinta Ruban so I thought I would write a review of it. Nose: The original is clearly still making a showing. It's a clean aroma of salted honey. Pistachios and a touch of cocao powder. The...

Score 85/100