Glenmorangie Signet
I've been hearing lots of buzz lately about the Glemorangie Signet, people really want to get their hands on this bottle. The whisky is causing a stir for several reasons, the first that it is not touting the age on the bottle and the second that the whisky uses a chocolate malt mixed in with barley to create the mash. The word being used to describe it is "voluptuous" and both a Businessweek article and Bill Dowd seem to heartily concur while John Hansell of Malt Advocate seems a bit more reserved although he does declare it to be a fun whisky. It has notes of sherry, maple, marmalade, tobacco and yes, chocolate.
The age of whiskies in Signet hasn't been revealed but it's likely a younger concoction and a smart move to make one at a time when Scotland is feeling the pinch of a shortage of older whiskies ready to tap. The Signet is priced like an older whisky, $185 a bottle but so far the tasters seem to think its worth it. It should start showing up in stores this month.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jack Nov 10th 2008 4:07PM
I learned to drink Scotch whiskey in Scotland, in a glass filled with hot water to taste all the flavors and fragrances; I do not know if this is drunk in the same way.
roo Nov 11th 2008 1:12PM
Certainly causing a buzz for a few reasons, but is the lack of age on the bottle going to bring more 'unaged' whisky's onto the market, often diluted by much younger malts than you'd expect?
There's an interesting discussion on this at refined vices - http://www.refinedvices.com/Single-Malt-Whisky-To-Age-or-Not-to-Age