Glenmorangie Traditional

Glenmorangie Traditional

Holy cow! This liquid proves you do not need to be a smokey/peaty whisky to be a manly whisky. At first whiff this thing punched my right in the face with a handful of oak, cloves and more spirit than the "holy ghost". Palate: fruity, vanilla, oak and some unexpected, albeit a slight amount of, smoke. Finish? Long, spicy, burny, fruity....

Score 80/100

Glenmorangie Traditional

Very light in colour, pale and bright bronze. Buttery and floral nose ... some clover honey notes. Finish is LONG and strong on oak plank and clove, but not much flavour to start. After a drop of water even more sweetness comes to the fore on the nose and flavours become more pronounced; brighter phenols and chewier flavours.

Score 80/100

Glenmorangie Traditional

Maple syrup or sweet ice cider wines on the nose. Calvados with kick flavour scotch. Rich beyond reckoning with a finish that is very hot. We need to come back to this, right now it comes off too hot and too rich to be enjoyable.

Score 60/100

Glenmorangie Traditional

Sometimes the flash presentation boxes are used to make up with lack of talent, the traditional expression does need the hype. This is much richer than Glenmorangies usual output. Where Glenmorangie is a usaul recommendation for an intro malt, this is not, 'morangie is also know for being a nice after dinner or afternoon Dram, Traditional is a...

Score 80/100