Glenmorangie Single Malt - The Quinta Ruban, 14 year old - with full bottle and original packaging - and additional comments and reasons I am featuring this whisky

I do not receive any monies or such for posting these Scotch products at all, it is just a hobby of mine - both the whiskies and the blog, but I do enjoy introducing like-minded individuals to the joys of good single malt Scotch whiskies or/and to ones that this Scot miser finds that fit into his low budget sidelines.  This particular one (see above) that I am commenting on is about $50 (U.S.) and to me is head and shoulders above those bland blends by Johnny Walker that range in the hundreds of dollars, although not at all in the range of the  strong malty peaty flavours that I enjoy most.

This lovely bit of Scotch is smooth and easy to drink (and by drink I mean taking your time to swirl the liquor around the glass to note the viscosity,  and then to smell gently for a few moments to enjoy the enhancements of a good malt liquor before taking a small sip and savoring the varieties of flavor and how the alcohol enhances those flavors and then when finally swallowing your 1/4 ounce or so, relaxing to enjoy the 'finish' to see what flavours remain on your palate).  It is smooth and exciting - to use an over used word - and lets you extend the pleasure of such a contribution of taste to your life.

I really enjoy malts with much stronger combinations of malt and smokey peaty flavours but for those of you that might like to try a smooth but non-bland single malt this is the go-to of the day.  Number One in my book - and the biggest compliment from a true mean (i.e. tight with his money) Scot, is that I have several bottles in my collection as caution against the invariable rise in price as the news gets around.

 

 

Glenmorangie Single Malt - The Quinta Ruban, 14 year old - with the company comments

"A voluptuously silky spirit, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban is aged first in bourbon casks for smooth, fruity notes. We then finish this single malt whisky in ruby port casks to create velvety depth.  Our Quinta Ruban port cask finish brings chocolate boldness to Glenmorangie's renowned smooth style. Non chill-filtered for additional aroma and mouthfeel, it is savoured all over the world.  A voluptuously silky spirit, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban is aged first in bourbon casks for smooth, fruity notes. We then finish this single malt whisky in ruby port casks to create velvety depth. Our Quinta Ruban port cask finish brings chocolate boldness to Glenmorangie's renowned smooth style. Non chill-filtered for additional aroma and mouthfeel, it is savoured all over the world.

A voluptuously silky spirit, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban is aged first in bourbon casks for smooth, fruity notes. We then finish this single malt whisky in ruby port casks to create velvety depth.

Our Quinta Ruban port cask finish brings chocolate boldness to Glenmorangie's renowned smooth style. Non chill-filtered for additional aroma and mouthfeel, it is savoured all over the world.

Taste: Mint chocolate and walnuts envelop the palate like velvet, laying the foundations for rose, Turkish delight and sweet Seville oranges.

Finish: Long lasting silky aftertaste leaving dark chocolate mints and traces of orange."

The above is all from their website.

 

 

Glenmorangie Single Malt - The Quinta Ruban, 14 year old and for the age and the money it is the pinnacle of their whiskies

 - and here I am with about an ounce + in my personal glass, of perfect size for me to gently smell, then swirl to see the adhesion cling to the glass, and then softly sip and inhale the amazing taste of this malt whisky - as I often say, I think that whisky taste descriptions that call out chocolate, and orange, and citrus etc really elude me but indeed I find some whiskies so much more alluring than others because of tastes that are subtle and fleeting and palates more sensitized than my own perhaps, can call out these overtures of water through granite and aging in charred casks of such unlikely inputs to the taste but as for me there are some basic inputs of alcohol content, barley, peat overtures, how long the flavours linger, the smoothness of the whisky and the embracing background of multiple tastes competing for your attention - and overall a drink worth savoring because as in life strong robust intrusions into your consciousness can build your appreciation of being alive AND this is why I personally believe that some highly priced blended whiskies such as Johnny Walker Blue etc are just a waste of money that could be better spent on something besides malt whisky.  If you like Johnny Walker (which is a choice that is undeniably yours to make) then my reviews are not for you.  

Kingfisher - up river off Beach Street (photo taken at 24x zoom, and then cropped - so some detail is lost)

 

Across The River - from the Town Park Museum