Glenmorangie The Original 12 years old | Allotment Dram (Episode

[@hordeum-vulgare]

I look forward to trying this, Matt. However, I'd rather another 6% ABV than another 2 years in the casks, IMHO.

[@whiskyforeveryone]

It’s delicious. Thanks for your comment. We have answered your point about the ABV elsewhere in the comments after speaking with those involved in creating the whisky.

[@adanlopez1011]

They just released the 12 year old original here in America. And in America it is 43% abv retail here is $55-60. I’ve tried this, and this is a great whiskey, you get that sweetness and it is very smooth and easy to drink, and you get a more lingering aftertaste with this one. The 10 year old was good but it always had that heat/burn butwas never a bad whiskey. I think they will replace the 10 year with this one. I hope Glenmorangie releases another version of the Astar, that was my favorite.

[@TheSharkPadlock]

Thanks for the review. Can't wait to try it out and compare to the original 10.

[@whiskyforeveryone]

Same here. Not actually tried it with the old 10yo side-by-side yet 😊🥃

[@joeappleton6849]

Sounds tasty

[@onewomanswhisky]

Expect this will trickle across The Pond at some point next year. I'll be interested to see what they'll end up charging here, the Original 10-year-old is $76.50. Our liquor control board is currently on strike and anything we purchase now will be coming direct from the craft distilleries, cideries, or breweries near us, and I prefer that anyway. It's a better way to support them. This sounds more interesting to me than the 10. The only one I have on my shelf is the Glenmo QR, as yet unopened. It was the favourite of a dear friend who passed away just about a year ago, and I'll be opening it on that anniversary. No harvest from the allotment today? Excellent review. Cheers Matt! 🥃🥃 Marian 🇨🇦

[@HoStev]

$76.50? the original 10yr is $39.99 in my ABC controlled state. I'll be curious if they stick to the 43% like the original 10yr is here

[@onewomanswhisky]

@@HoStev Glad you're able to get it for a far more reasonable price! Ontario is expensive for any premium liquor but especially import items, and Scotch in particular. Also, the Glenmo 10 in our market is 40% ABV...😐 That +3% would make a difference. Cheers!

[@whiskyforeveryone]

Oh, the Quinta Ruban is a beauty too. It will be a fitting commemoration to your departed friend. It’s so delicious. And don't worry - this bottling will be everywhere in the world by the end of this year and will have fully replaced the old 10yo. No harvest on that day, sorry - was purely focussed on the new whisky in hand haha 😊🥃

[@thebiblioholic]

Looking forward to it arriving in the US at some point. The original was the first Scotch I liked. The Quinta Ruban is my current favorite. I did get a bottle of Signet recently, but have only had two tastings so far and still in a bit of shock at the price. 🙂

[@mrnosebear7406]

Hi Matt, when I started my whisky journey in the begining of 1991 I came across on the old Glenmorangie 10 being into lovely tubes. I liked it. I still have half a bottle left of the version before the big rebranding. It is a decent and honest whisky. I am looking forward to trying and comparing the 12 year old to the 10 year old. Cheers and take care Oliver

[@whiskyforeveryone]

Hi Oliver, thanks for your comment. The old 10yo is certainly a classic and one of the first Scotch whiskies we properly enjoyed and understood. Let us know your thoughts when you try the two together and thanks for your story 😊🥃

[@josephjvr6509]

Wish they had gone up to 43 or 46 percent personally. Also - a side by side tasting with the existing 10 would be the best way to see if its better or worse thanks for the video.

[@whiskyforeveryone]

We have answered the ABV question in a previous comment - they wanted to keep it at the £40 price point and not alienate the majority of consumers that buy the previous 10 year old expression. And a side by side tasting is in the pipeline, so watch this space.

[@bobsander4589]

Arran, bunnahabhain, Deanston are 3 examples of core bottlings at 46%. A larger producer is Loch Lomond 12. Glenmorangie could have done the same if they really wanted to.

[@whiskyforeveryone]

We agree with the above and know there are core/ flagship malts bottled at 46%. However, none of them sell anywhere near the HUGE amount of the Glenmorangie and the others we mentioned. The Original (and Glenfiddich 12yo, Glenlivet Founders Reserve etc) are aimed at a wider consumer, rather than ‘whisky fans’, and many of those find 46% challenging and unappealing from experience. They could’ve moved to a higher %age but chose not to for the reasons we mentioned also. Hope that makes sense?

[@johnw1597]

Love your videos mate, keep up the good work! Cheers!

[@whiskyforeveryone]

Thank you John. Glad you are enjoying them 😊🥃

[@bobsander4589]

Glenmorangie 10 was my first whisky too. Just wish this was at 46% like many of their other expressions.

[@whiskyforeveryone]

Same here - the 10 year old Original was a classic. We have answered the ABV query elsewhere in the comments. A core product from a massive brand at 46% ABV is highly unusual. Glenmorangie’s contemporaries in the Top 5 best-selling Scotch single malts - Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Macallan and Laphroaig - certainly don’t do it and are all at 40%.

[@christinecamley]

Not a huge fan of Glenmorangie. I am a peat fan and like far more sophisticated scotch. Hey we all have our preferences!

[@whiskyforeveryone]

Thanks for your comment Christine and for watching. And we find Glenmorangie sophisticated but just in a different way. It’s obviously as far from a peaty whisky as you can get, but as you say - we all have our preferences. The beauty of the whisky world is that there is something for everybody, hence our name 😊🥃