1980’s Glenmorangie 10 Year Old Highland Malt 1 Litre

An old bottling of Glenmorangie 10 year old. Always a staple whisky throughout the world, it's consistently in the top few for worldwide market share. We estimate this was bottled in the 1980s.

Colour: straw.

Nose: fresh and unexpectedly smoky and kind of mineral, very flinty. Gets then a little grassier and waxier, with also notes of fresh fruits such as gooseberries and butter pears. Grilled beef, bacon.... Rather complex.

Mouth: sweet, thick, creamy and malty, with a few salty touches. Rather bold in fact, much more powerful than expected. Goes on with toasted bread, coffee, crème brulée... And then overripe apples, hints of redcurrants... Gets also maltier and maltier. It’s big whisky, a true Highlander no doubt.

Finish: the saltiness grew even bigger at this stage, and so did the maltiness.