Glenmorangie 1972 Single Barrel Vintage
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenmorangie |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 1991 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | American Oak |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold gold
air Nose
starts a little spirity, with also wee hints of rose-tainted cologne, before some pleasant toasted and slightly coffee-ish notes start to emerge, together with a little vanilla and ginger that suggest some fairly active oak in the vatting. In the background: various garden fruits, apples, gooseberries, then dairy cream and a little porridge. Globally fresh and clean, with more sweetness than earlier batches in my opinion. Notes of earl grey tea after a while a completely different beast indeed. Much more assertive, and rather less ‘Glenmorangie’ than the whole core range from the 10 to the 25 via the finishes. More punch and depth in my opinion and more secondary and tertiary notes. More rawness as well. I get humus, marzipan, a little camphor, leather, soy sauce, dried mushrooms, ginger, white pepper… And much less fruity and vanilled notes than in other versions. Big notes of nutmeg arising after a while, even a little horseradish... and something such as peppered coffee? Rather dry globally and, indeed, fairly ‘old northern Highlands’ in style (more towards old Clynelish or Pulteney and certainly not towards Balblair or even Dalmore). Very well done so far! As for peat, well, maybe there’s a little…
restaurant Palate
exactly the same kind of development as on the nose. Some toasted vanilla/oak, notes of cider, apple juice, roasted malt, a little caramel, cappuccino, candy sugar (quite a lot)… Good body rich, creamy, rather more ‘Glenmo’ now but there are many many spices starting with various peppers (no I won’t list them all just for the sake of sounding smarter), a little mustard and ginger, then coffee beans. Gets then more citrusy, with some orange marmalade (peppered!) and even more bitterness – a very pleasant bitterness, unusual in Glenmorangie. Juniper berries
timer Finish
medium length. Toast, cake, oranges, hints of overripe apples… Some ginger in the aftertaste long, gingery, drier than the other Glenmorangies. A lot of spicy oak in the aftertaste