Same, for the most part. My favorite is Nectar d'Or. My taste does not agree with the Quinta. Probably because I'm not a big wine fan. Still need to try Signet.
Yeah, this was one of my first loves, but I outgrew it and keep a bottle of it around for non anoraks. I do have a couple of their earlier port and burgundy expressions and I thought the Quinta Ruban was pretty good years ago but has gone off due to time or my taste buds.
Bottle design looks like it stepped out of an Austin Powers movie. Extremely tacky and ugly to be honest. Maybe it helps beginner’s pronounce their name, but I think it undermines the brand.
@@ChristiaanBurgel You would be surprised by the number of things with bad taste that sell A LOT, precisely because they are tacky. who would buy cheap chocolates or bouquets of flowers or stuffed animals for €2 in a pharmacy / supermarket as a gift to a girl? who can have such bad taste??? millions...
I’m going to disagree wholeheartedly with a mark in the 70s. That’s unnecessarily harsh for a bottle that doesn’t really do anything wrong or offensive. I get the 43% version here in the US, which I assume is a little better. It’s not the most exciting thing on my shelf, but at its price, it’s hard to argue its value. I don’t feel bad pouring Glenmorangie 10 for a large gathering. I’m not going to serve junk. The frequent scotch drinkers don’t turn it away, the infrequent whisky drinkers aren’t put off, and I haven’t poured Glendronach 18 or Springbank 15 for a whole pile of guests who wouldn’t know or care what makes those whiskies different. (If anyone shows an interest, then we break out the other bottles.) Low 80s, ok, I suppose. But this is much too close to the Black Label mark.
“I get the 43% version here in the US” Well that’s probably why you would score it higher, as you’re getting more quality from it at that percentage of bottling
We used to have 43% as the minimum strength for whisky here in Europe, but then the EU came around. There are versions of our Swedish Absolut Vodka that you can only buy in the US as well, like the 50%🙄 Anyway, I think Glenmorangie is worth something like 80 at least. We had a neighbour who didn't know much about whisky, and my father doesn't know much about whisky either, but I suggested that he should buy our neighbour Glenmorangie 10 yo for his 80th birthday (if I remember correctly), and he liked it very much.
The whisky that got me into whisky to start with, so will always have a bottle in my stash for sentimental reasons. Yes people slag it off, but it's very approachable, and still tasty. People who are far into the journey forget, without easy to drink malts like this there would be a lot less Malt Mates out there.
This was my first experience with Scotch whisky. I enjoyed it but was intrigued by the possibilities of further exploration. Four years later, I am currently into Ardbeg (wee beastie) and Laphraoig 10 year old. It’s a fascinating journey.
I've been drinking whisky for over 10 years. I've learned so much since starting watching Ralfy on youtube 6 months ago. If you are starting your whisky journey have a look at Ralfy's channel it will save you a lot of time and probably money in the long run. As he usually says though if you're just starting, stick to cheaper brands for a while get used to them. Then when you try something better with a higher strength like 46% you will appreciate the difference and it won't blow your mind. Glenmorangie is a great brand as they have some good experimental malts in there core range that are usually easy to get a hold of and a fair price. Welcome to the wonderful world of whisky!
I think your last review was more adjusted to reality. But its true that, if i remember correctly, you praised the bottle for remaining the same through the years, so i can understand that you lower the score now given the awful redisign of the bottle and box. Still, given the price of the bottle and how distinctive the flavour profile is, and of course assuming all the flaws, i dont think it deserves such a low score. I think your battle against non integrity bottlings is going a little too far, you are attacking Glenmorangie 10, a bottle that only deserves admiration in my honest opinion. Maybe im wrong, who knows.
I’m right there with you. That score is in “new disjointed bottlings of Black Label” territory, and it just doesn’t belong there. On the other hand, it’s Ralfy’s score, not yours or mine. I still think it’s a fine step up from blends to single malts. Nothing wrong with enjoying it or keeping it in your cabinet.
A bit too much snobbery in this score for me sorry. Simple as it is, it's still an 80+ whisky like everything else you review, compared to what you don't even review.
I believe he would agree to the point that it’s whatever you like and whatever you think about the whisky, but you have to admit he hands out great advice as a guide to make the most informed purchase, seeing that this stuff ain’t getting any cheaper, good luck with your journey
The stores here in Texas sell the 43% ABV version of the Glenmorangie 10. It's a decent, gentle whisky, but I would LOVE to taste a non-chill filtered 50% or even a cask strength bottling of this. You just know it would have a considerably more intense array of flavors - it would likely taste like the saucy big sister to this malt. If you find the Glenmorangie 10 too bland, just add a few drops of your favorite Islay whisky to a dram and it will wake right up.
I was given a bottle of Glenmorangie 10 earlier this year (old label) and was surprised how much I liked it. Certainly better than Glenfiddich 12 or Chivas Regal in my opinion. I think I should always keep a bottle of Glenmorangie 10 in the stash as a point of reference.
Does this mean that the quality of Glenmorangie's entry level product has fallen (or has Ralfy's palate become saturated with heavy malts) Prior malt marks for the same product where 87 (March 2009), 84 (May 2018), and 84 (May 2020) 🙄
In Denmark you have to enter a specialist shop to buy Glenmorangie,es . Standard supermarkeds are floating with: Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Singleton, Highland park, laphroig etcetera. Funny fact from Denmark
Well ralfy, I'm nearly finished with my Uigeadail and went over to the store to purchase my bottle of 10 yr. Laphroaig Cask Strength and low and behold the bottle, which I've scoped out for 2 months has been sold. Someone else in Superior watching ralfy review? Hmm, I'm blaming you ralfy even though it was me who "snoozed and loozed". I ordered one and Dec. 6 I should be happy again. Thanks for all the great info and tasting tips. I really enjoy them.
Think the box is so folk pronounce the whisky correctly, and not like Alan Hansen did in the advert. It’s not a good design however and could put people of as it looks cheap.
I've recently fallen back into Whisky and thought it time to go back and try some of the basics, with this being the first on my list. Nice, uncomplicated and pleasant to drink after a day at work, a good compliment to some of the other long termers in the cupboard.
Glenmorangie was my first foray into single malt and it was inside a tent after climbing Ben Nevis. It will always hold a special place in my malty heart, but now I’ve moved on to more complex malt moments. However, when I do have a sip of Glenmorangie I always think back to that tent, my legs and feet throbbing from the ascent and descent, my belly full of haggis and having a laugh with my best friends.
I love Glenmorangie! It's my go-to everyday whiskey, and what I recommend to anyone wanting to try out Scotch. The rebranding isn't for us whiskey nerds. Glenmorangie knows they're not going to lose us over packaging, but they'll capture new eyes with it.
How come you’ve started showing the packaging again Ralfy? Also I’d love if in your videos you’d provide pricing information and/or the price you paid for it to get a round about figure when watching your reviews. Just a thought.
Hum......a score of 78 and a quite lack lustre review plus the crap new packaging - nope, sorry but it isn't going to end up in my cabinet anytime soon 🤨. Come back bouncing Ralfy - we need some inspirational, integrity and (hopefully) budget friendly choices next time 😁🥃!
Ralfy made fun of the box, which is in with the times, OMG 😳, deduct points because of the box? $39.58 out the door price in Oklahoma City, and available everywhere in USA is a BIGLY plus “Malt Mate”!
For a few $ more, I will take the Arran 10. I didn't particularly enjoy the Quinta either. It still has the Glenmorangie 10 base which I just don't like much.
I'll always have a soft spot for this whisky as it was the first single malt I experienced as a beginner malt mate. Nowadays I don't think the event in the glass would be worth the price but if it was on offer at a party that would probably be the right environment for its uncomplicated sweetness. Can't say the new branding is really doing it any favours though.
After my first meeting with Glenmorangie 10 I started to think that not all whiskies are the same and some are better. So basically it was my starting point into exploration of whisky world.
Possibly the worst rebranding of a whiskey bottle I’ve ever seen! as the previous comment says it just looks like really cheap wine bottle instead of a classy bottle of scotch like it was previously
People complain about the benromach re branding and it persists to be negative but I think glenmorangie have managed to surpass them with this. Absolutely shocking
Please review other affordable whiskies that people are drinking like Naked Malt and Aber Falls. We don't need a Glenmorangie review for the 10th time. I also feel like you made up your mind on the score before you made the video. Love your work!
😂🤣Poor Ralfy looking so bored while reviewing it. 😂🤣 But thanks for going back to many Malt-Mates Start of there Malt-Journey to explain. Not every Whisky needs to be komplex to do its Job. 😉
Sometimes its good to have a break from complexity. Nothing wrong with a comfortable and distinct flavour profile/distillery characteristic every now and then. The packaging however lacks class!
The perfect scotch to chase Irn Bru with. Its almost funny except that Jamisons has been packaged with sprite for Christmas. Talk about destroying the brand.
Think we get this at 43% in the US but it's been a while. Am not a fan of the 12-14 year old ones where they take this base 10 and finish it in another type of cask. If they did a Whisky nerd version of the 10 at 50% NCF NC it would fly off the shelves at a price high enough for them to make more profit than they do on this bottle. Looking at old dusty bottles for sale at The Whisky Exchange I see this is something they have done as a special release in the past but in today's world this needs to be a core range offering.
That´s exactly what a Malt Whisky brand wants to hear, a comparison of its main product with Iron Bru. Mind you that is what they deserve with the new rebranding, just a little more blue colour in the label and they would have matched the soft drink brand in all fields...
I'm glad Ralfy decided to review GM10, especially with the new slick marketing attempt. I think it's good to go back to these entry-level staples every so often even if to see if anything's changed. I'll probably pick up a bottle at some point, the price isn't too bad here in NC USA. But I have my eye on other bottles at the moment.
Glenmorangie is the one malt that completely disagrees with me. I bought a bottle of the 10yo and over the course of several weeks tried drinking it every way I could, but never managed to enjoy it. Determined to give Glenmorangie a second chance, I took a glenmorangie masterclass tasting on a whisky cruise, but alas my opinion didn't change. The tasting certainly gave a much wider breadth of flavors (it must've been 6 different glenmorangies, if not more), but none of them agreed with me. It's puzzling, considering I don't have a hard preference with malts; I'll just as well enjoy an islay as I will a speyside as I will a highland. But Glenmorangie? I can't imagine buying another bottle.
GlenMo 10yo is as honest as the day is long. No, it's not overly complex stuff but it's well priced, minimally over-marketed and incredibly direct and consistent. Yes, it's chill filtered, yes it's only 40-43% but at the price what do you expect? For a 10yo whisky there's enough going on to keep one engaged and any youthfulness is exuberant instead of harsh. The Irn Bru fizz in particular adds to the whisky IMHO. Whisky can be TOO SMOOTH. you want a wee bit of bite on a cold winter's night. There is always a bottle on my countertop as my everyday dram. I pray that owners LVMH never monkey around with it too much. Glenmorangie X is a bit worrying. Keeping finger crossed. also - Ralfy rated it far higher back in the day. I appreciate that tastes evolve, as does the industry but I think this still deserves mid 80s.
From a late batch with the old label- reduced price. First one I've had in about 10 years. Compared to how I remember it, a bland shadow of its old self. All the notes just slightly what they were. Slightly sweet. Slightly fruity. Bitterness is the most stand out. It arrives midway and stays to the end. It finishes like a missed putt. There was an ambery flame in its old palate, that isn't there anymore. Boring and disappointing. I'd give it 74, then subtract 4 for losing its old magic
I once had the chance to taste a 10y cask strength that was pure beauty, such a pity that they don't go over the 40% as that whisky really need the extra % ... The brand Ambassador was saying that the Marketing was not interesting in that niche market ... Such a pity as the product is good at the base ...
worst value for money ever i even prefer a 12 yo blend over this even cardhu which is used for blending has more going on maybe is my tasting glass idk but i dont get much out of this too watery and almost no smell sad.
Too sweet, for me. The alcohol and malt hit right off. Since I'm a cigar smoker, I don't pick up half what you do. I put one tbs of water too it and that made it drinkable and took the alcohol edge off for me.
This is one of my summertime whiskies for those hot Chicago summer afternoons when you're out throwing horseshoes or bags or just grilling and you want something light and refreshing to sip on and not think much about it.
As a boy I bought Glen Morangie because that's what Connor MacLeod drank in Highlander........I thought I was a sophisticat......not sure ASDA's Linwood has ever been hotbed of Sophistication.....🤔 Good point about Irn Bru Ralfy. The only country in the world where a Cola isn't the top selling soft drink.
I generally enjoy single malt. There are two I can't tolerate: Highland Park 12 and this. I don't know why but I've tried it many times and every time it's undrinkable for me. But I love that everyone has their own that they enjoy.
Absolutely nailed it with this review, I'm from the same part of Scotland as you and this just the whisky I don't want to get for Christmas although it will be gladly thanked for. Just hoping for a Springbank which truly sent me on my way to tasting one my great Malt Moments.
@@kryszian675 You've got a point, but it is honestly the worst, I can remember in the whisky world. For instance, I did prefer the old Benromach branding and bottles, and I know that that rebranding splits the crowd a bit. But I don't think it's downright awful as I do with this Glenmo rebranding. I also liked the old Arran bottles (quite a bit) better than the new ones, but at least their new label design still has a classy look. Some, would say boring, but I'm 100% a "less is more" kinda guy (which may be interpreted as old and boring 😉)
@@bennyfriis601 yeah Glenmos rebranding is petty as most of the whole brand in my point of view.. so LVMH should produce ladys clutches not single malts
In recent years I’ve found Glenmorangie to be particularly disappointing 😞 You seriously have to wonder why it was ever so popular. Either tastes have changed or, more likely, standards have fallen with more emphasis on hype than quality. The new labelling would tend to confirm that this is the case, it’s absolutely dreadful, looks like some marketing executives wet dream. Unfortunately Glenmorangie aren’t the only ones that have fallen for some marketing companies nonsense. Benromach was another but, at least, their product isn’t plumbing the depths to which Glenmorangie has gone. All very sad really, but that’s what happens when people listen to the bean counters and the marketing execs hype. Quality is the thing they should be striving for. I find I’m tending to buy many more independent bottlings than those punted out by the likes of Diageo etc. as that’s where the true quality and best expressions of product now tend to be found.
Tastes change, especially for folks who are far into a whisky journey. Your palate learns to find all the complexities. That takes time, patience, and a lot of money. We should all be so lucky. Lots of people just want “a scotch whisky”, and they balk at throwing down much more than 50 bucks for a bottle. They’re probably looking at Glenmorangie 10 as a single malt splurge compared to Cutty or Black Label. I would not hesitate one second to recommend GM10 as well worth the step up to Single Malt world.
Had a guy from the whisky indystry at my whisky club this weekend... Told us that Louis Vuitton is rising their proces by 30% from January 2023. Stock up mates...
I’m a bit of a simpleton - I’m slowly trying to get into scotch but the more complex and especially the peaty whiskies are still something I can’t appreciate yet - so I appreciate the suggestion to mix with irn bru. I’m Canadian but my partner is from Scotland so she always stocks our fridge with irn bru 🏴
It's a ubiquitous supermarket whisky, quite often you can get for £30. Unsurprisingly there are non-ubiquitous whiskies at a similar age statement that are more complex and more expensive. I don't think you can mass produce a complex whisky which you can sell for £30. It's not a case of which is better, but what type of whisky it is. Ubiquitous supermarket at a reasonable price or complex, pricier (£45+) non-supermarket. You cannot be both.
Hi Ralfy . Thank u for all the wonderful nights you have so wholeheartedly gifted us with! Is there any chance u could review something from Chieftain's? In fact it was my first ever single malt and I have it in my mind as somethign VERY VERY special. I think it was Islay Caol Ila Single Malt 10 Years Chieftain's
Lovely to see your videos pop up every week. Just finished a Glenmorangie 10 clad in the now old design. Very approachable etc. Did not provide memorable Malt Moments. Be well
Just tried this today its not bad. Kinda has a close flavor to Glenfiddich 12. My favorite single malt is still Glenlivet 14. But the glenmorangie 10 is not bad for the price.
Good to see you again Ralphy .It's been a while .I just had a horrendous experience with the blue bottle of Glenfiddich 14 year old .My first bottle was fantastic so I purchased a second bottle .It did not go over welll .Waters down tasted like a bad barrel .My third bottle is spot on to the first one .Fantastic and enjoying it slowly .What in the world are they doing in the distillery one good one bad what are they doing ,just getting the product out the door
I've loved all the Glenmorangie I've had from the 10yr to Signet. The Quinta Ruban being my favorite. I really really hate this new labeling though.
Same, for the most part. My favorite is Nectar d'Or. My taste does not agree with the Quinta. Probably because I'm not a big wine fan. Still need to try Signet.
Quinta Ruban is my fave expression too.
Just picked up Quanta Ruben yesterday in Los Angeles and again I am enjoying it
Yeah, this was one of my first loves, but I outgrew it and keep a bottle of it around for non anoraks. I do have a couple of their earlier port and burgundy expressions and I thought the Quinta Ruban was pretty good years ago but has gone off due to time or my taste buds.
@@Mikego55 it’s ok for under 60$. Good for traveling just grab a bottle and enjoy in hotels in the evening.
Another case of stupid marketing acrobatics...
Big, big letdown.
Who on earth could have decided to go with this label...
Bottle design looks like it stepped out of an Austin Powers movie. Extremely tacky and ugly to be honest. Maybe it helps beginner’s pronounce their name, but I think it undermines the brand.
The label makes it look like a cheap supermarket wine :P
Absolutely. What a stupid mistake of GM. lol
@@ChristiaanBurgel You would be surprised by the number of things with bad taste that sell A LOT, precisely because they are tacky. who would buy cheap chocolates or bouquets of flowers or stuffed animals for €2 in a pharmacy / supermarket as a gift to a girl? who can have such bad taste??? millions...
@@FedericoPrieto13 you 101% right. This bottle finaly is same crap as doggy piss inside. Well done. 😁🥃🙋🏻♂️
Great review! Malt mention suggestion: Malty megaphones of methanol mega value
100%
The branding is horrendous.
new package is terrible
I’m going to disagree wholeheartedly with a mark in the 70s. That’s unnecessarily harsh for a bottle that doesn’t really do anything wrong or offensive.
I get the 43% version here in the US, which I assume is a little better. It’s not the most exciting thing on my shelf, but at its price, it’s hard to argue its value. I don’t feel bad pouring Glenmorangie 10 for a large gathering. I’m not going to serve junk. The frequent scotch drinkers don’t turn it away, the infrequent whisky drinkers aren’t put off, and I haven’t poured Glendronach 18 or Springbank 15 for a whole pile of guests who wouldn’t know or care what makes those whiskies different. (If anyone shows an interest, then we break out the other bottles.)
Low 80s, ok, I suppose. But this is much too close to the Black Label mark.
“I get the 43% version here in the US”
Well that’s probably why you would score it higher, as you’re getting more quality from it at that percentage of bottling
We used to have 43% as the minimum strength for whisky here in Europe, but then the EU came around. There are versions of our Swedish Absolut Vodka that you can only buy in the US as well, like the 50%🙄
Anyway, I think Glenmorangie is worth something like 80 at least. We had a neighbour who didn't know much about whisky, and my father doesn't know much about whisky either, but I suggested that he should buy our neighbour Glenmorangie 10 yo for his 80th birthday (if I remember correctly), and he liked it very much.
The whisky that got me into whisky to start with, so will always have a bottle in my stash for sentimental reasons. Yes people slag it off, but it's very approachable, and still tasty. People who are far into the journey forget, without easy to drink malts like this there would be a lot less Malt Mates out there.
Couldn't have said it better.
This was my first experience with Scotch whisky. I enjoyed it but was intrigued by the possibilities of further exploration. Four years later, I am currently into Ardbeg (wee beastie) and Laphraoig 10 year old. It’s a fascinating journey.
It looks more like a cheap alcopop bottle. 🤔
Well, if Glen Moray Classic is 84/100 and Tomatin 12 is 85/100, why is this 78/100? Doesn't make any sense to me.
I've been drinking whisky for over 10 years. I've learned so much since starting watching Ralfy on youtube 6 months ago. If you are starting your whisky journey have a look at Ralfy's channel it will save you a lot of time and probably money in the long run. As he usually says though if you're just starting, stick to cheaper brands for a while get used to them. Then when you try something better with a higher strength like 46% you will appreciate the difference and it won't blow your mind. Glenmorangie is a great brand as they have some good experimental malts in there core range that are usually easy to get a hold of and a fair price. Welcome to the wonderful world of whisky!
It is true..that labelling is shocking.Who the hell thought that looked good?So so tacky..wow!
The labeling is just garish and horrible. Love most of their offerings though.
What is this redesign supposed to be? A Wes Anderson take on the late twenties brothel?
WTF have they done to the labelling!?
I think your last review was more adjusted to reality. But its true that, if i remember correctly, you praised the bottle for remaining the same through the years, so i can understand that you lower the score now given the awful redisign of the bottle and box. Still, given the price of the bottle and how distinctive the flavour profile is, and of course assuming all the flaws, i dont think it deserves such a low score. I think your battle against non integrity bottlings is going a little too far, you are attacking Glenmorangie 10, a bottle that only deserves admiration in my honest opinion. Maybe im wrong, who knows.
Sorry but you completely wrong.
I’m right there with you. That score is in “new disjointed bottlings of Black Label” territory, and it just doesn’t belong there.
On the other hand, it’s Ralfy’s score, not yours or mine. I still think it’s a fine step up from blends to single malts. Nothing wrong with enjoying it or keeping it in your cabinet.
His battle against non integrity bottling is a bit inconsistent, he recently presented a raving review of AnCnoc 12 which is 40% and chill filtered
I use GlenMo all the time as the default "first dram" to prep for a flight. Hate the new look bottle though.
A bit too much snobbery in this score for me sorry. Simple as it is, it's still an 80+ whisky like everything else you review, compared to what you don't even review.
I believe he would agree to the point that it’s whatever you like and whatever you think about the whisky, but you have to admit he hands out great advice as a guide to make the most informed purchase, seeing that this stuff ain’t getting any cheaper, good luck with your journey
Looks like a marketer downed 6 espressos and went to town with an orange highlighter when designing that.
I enjoy Glenmorangie because of it's well balanced flavors and, like you've mentioned before, historic consistently. Thanks for the review. 👍
The stores here in Texas sell the 43% ABV version of the Glenmorangie 10. It's a decent, gentle whisky, but I would LOVE to taste a non-chill filtered 50% or even a cask strength bottling of this. You just know it would have a considerably more intense array of flavors - it would likely taste like the saucy big sister to this malt. If you find the Glenmorangie 10 too bland, just add a few drops of your favorite Islay whisky to a dram and it will wake right up.
No lie had both glenmorangie bottled in the 1990s and one bottled last year and id say they havent changed which i think is impressive.
I was given a bottle of Glenmorangie 10 earlier this year (old label) and was surprised how much I liked it. Certainly better than Glenfiddich 12 or Chivas Regal in my opinion. I think I should always keep a bottle of Glenmorangie 10 in the stash as a point of reference.
Remember you having a bit more of a soft spot for old morangie Ralfy!
Does this mean that the quality of Glenmorangie's entry level product has fallen (or has Ralfy's palate become saturated with heavy malts)
Prior malt marks for the same product where 87 (March 2009), 84 (May 2018), and 84 (May 2020) 🙄
In Denmark you have to enter a specialist shop to buy Glenmorangie,es . Standard supermarkeds are floating with: Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Singleton, Highland park, laphroig etcetera.
Funny fact from Denmark
Well ralfy, I'm nearly finished with my Uigeadail and went over to the store to purchase my bottle of 10 yr. Laphroaig Cask Strength and low and behold the bottle, which I've scoped out for 2 months has been sold. Someone else in Superior watching ralfy review? Hmm, I'm blaming you ralfy even though it was me who "snoozed and loozed". I ordered one and Dec. 6 I should be happy again. Thanks for all the great info and tasting tips. I really enjoy them.
Looks like our younger generations have gotten jobs with Glenmorangie marketing. I'm not a fan and I won't buying a bottle again.
I dislike the new branding. Love the 14 port cask, and the 18 is a safe one, but it is good. 10 year old is kinda ok, but simple for me.
Think the box is so folk pronounce the whisky correctly, and not like Alan Hansen did in the advert. It’s not a good design however and could put people of as it looks cheap.
I've recently fallen back into Whisky and thought it time to go back and try some of the basics, with this being the first on my list. Nice, uncomplicated and pleasant to drink after a day at work, a good compliment to some of the other long termers in the cupboard.
ralfy...wow, review 955! You are still not drunk! You are a god..
Glenmorangie was my first foray into single malt and it was inside a tent after climbing Ben Nevis. It will always hold a special place in my malty heart, but now I’ve moved on to more complex malt moments. However, when I do have a sip of Glenmorangie I always think back to that tent, my legs and feet throbbing from the ascent and descent, my belly full of haggis and having a laugh with my best friends.
I love Glenmorangie! It's my go-to everyday whiskey, and what I recommend to anyone wanting to try out Scotch.
The rebranding isn't for us whiskey nerds. Glenmorangie knows they're not going to lose us over packaging, but they'll capture new eyes with it.
Agreed. The only customer that matters to companies are new ones.
Spot on. It's also my go-to everyday and whenever anyone asks my opinion on a "starter" scotch or something to gift, its always the Glenmorangie.
How come you’ve started showing the packaging again Ralfy?
Also I’d love if in your videos you’d provide pricing information and/or the price you paid for it to get a round about figure when watching your reviews. Just a thought.
I noticed its new labeling at work the other day and did not approve. Hopefully it changes again in the near future.
Hum......a score of 78 and a quite lack lustre review plus the crap new packaging - nope, sorry but it isn't going to end up in my cabinet anytime soon 🤨.
Come back bouncing Ralfy - we need some inspirational, integrity and (hopefully) budget friendly choices next time 😁🥃!
Below 80? How have the mighty fallen?
A starting point for my whiskey journey together with Knockando. Not really liking the coloring scheme for the box and label.
Ralfy has totally lost it. Dude what’s with whisky reviews 727 and 777, both times scoring it 84, now a mere 78. This is madness.
And no mention of how it compares to older bottlings. Has quality really gone down, or has Ralfy himself changed?
Ralfy made fun of the box, which is in with the times, OMG 😳, deduct points because of the box? $39.58 out the door price in Oklahoma City, and available everywhere in USA is a BIGLY plus “Malt Mate”!
For a few $ more, I will take the Arran 10. I didn't particularly enjoy the Quinta either. It still has the Glenmorangie 10 base which I just don't like much.
The new label looks like the sort of thing you would find in Aldi or Tesco own label.
I'll always have a soft spot for this whisky as it was the first single malt I experienced as a beginner malt mate. Nowadays I don't think the event in the glass would be worth the price but if it was on offer at a party that would probably be the right environment for its uncomplicated sweetness. Can't say the new branding is really doing it any favours though.
After my first meeting with Glenmorangie 10 I started to think that not all whiskies are the same and some are better. So basically it was my starting point into exploration of whisky world.
A whisky fit for a protesting, outraged Ulsterman. No no no.
Is your usual bonnet in the wash ?
With this parawhisky you always surrender 🤣🥃🙋🏻♂️
Just picked this up from Tesco with my staff discount for £20! You can’t go wrong at that price 🥃
what a masterclass-of-a-review
I never tire of this ten-year-old.
Hopefully other lines in the range will avoid any slide in quality on the back of the horrible rebranding.
Horrible rebranding with horrible look of horrible whisky like. Finaly it fits. 👌🥃🙋🏻♂️
Looks like a group of "marketing malcontents" designed Glenmorangie's new packaging 😲
Possibly the worst rebranding of a whiskey bottle I’ve ever seen! as the previous comment says it just looks like really cheap wine bottle instead of a classy bottle of scotch like it was previously
People complain about the benromach re branding and it persists to be negative but I think glenmorangie have managed to surpass them with this. Absolutely shocking
When youtube auto-subtext hears “lagavulin” as “like a villain”.
The association with IRN BRU would be enough to keep me away 😆
Please review other affordable whiskies that people are drinking like Naked Malt and Aber Falls. We don't need a Glenmorangie review for the 10th time. I also feel like you made up your mind on the score before you made the video. Love your work!
😂🤣Poor Ralfy looking so bored while reviewing it. 😂🤣
But thanks for going back to many Malt-Mates Start of there Malt-Journey to explain.
Not every Whisky needs to be komplex to do its Job. 😉
Sometimes its good to have a break from complexity. Nothing wrong with a comfortable and distinct flavour profile/distillery characteristic every now and then. The packaging however lacks class!
“For those frightened by flavor…” drink with ice. 😂 I still do like Glenmo 10. It’s bottled at 43% in the US.
The perfect scotch to chase Irn Bru with. Its almost funny except that Jamisons has been packaged with sprite for Christmas. Talk about destroying the brand.
Malaga Cask / Nectar d'Or are both great as well
Think we get this at 43% in the US but it's been a while. Am not a fan of the 12-14 year old ones where they take this base 10 and finish it in another type of cask. If they did a Whisky nerd version of the 10 at 50% NCF NC it would fly off the shelves at a price high enough for them to make more profit than they do on this bottle. Looking at old dusty bottles for sale at The Whisky Exchange I see this is something they have done as a special release in the past but in today's world this needs to be a core range offering.
My first ever single malt was Glenfiddich 12. I did try glenmorangie but wasn't particularly impressed so never had it again.
This is the perfect whisky for a beginner to start off with. I'll always be greatful for it getting me into whisky 10 years ago
That´s exactly what a Malt Whisky brand wants to hear, a comparison of its main product with Iron Bru. Mind you that is what they deserve with the new rebranding, just a little more blue colour in the label and they would have matched the soft drink brand in all fields...
I'm glad Ralfy decided to review GM10, especially with the new slick marketing attempt. I think it's good to go back to these entry-level staples every so often even if to see if anything's changed. I'll probably pick up a bottle at some point, the price isn't too bad here in NC USA. But I have my eye on other bottles at the moment.
i guessed it right 78 ;;; whats with the panto carton , ha . ha .
I always get the Iron-Bru flavor and a chewing gum, we have here in the USA, called Juicy Fruit.
Glenmorangie is the one malt that completely disagrees with me. I bought a bottle of the 10yo and over the course of several weeks tried drinking it every way I could, but never managed to enjoy it. Determined to give Glenmorangie a second chance, I took a glenmorangie masterclass tasting on a whisky cruise, but alas my opinion didn't change. The tasting certainly gave a much wider breadth of flavors (it must've been 6 different glenmorangies, if not more), but none of them agreed with me. It's puzzling, considering I don't have a hard preference with malts; I'll just as well enjoy an islay as I will a speyside as I will a highland. But Glenmorangie? I can't imagine buying another bottle.
GlenMo 10yo is as honest as the day is long. No, it's not overly complex stuff but it's well priced, minimally over-marketed and incredibly direct and consistent. Yes, it's chill filtered, yes it's only 40-43% but at the price what do you expect? For a 10yo whisky there's enough going on to keep one engaged and any youthfulness is exuberant instead of harsh. The Irn Bru fizz in particular adds to the whisky IMHO. Whisky can be TOO SMOOTH. you want a wee bit of bite on a cold winter's night.
There is always a bottle on my countertop as my everyday dram. I pray that owners LVMH never monkey around with it too much. Glenmorangie X is a bit worrying. Keeping finger crossed.
also - Ralfy rated it far higher back in the day. I appreciate that tastes evolve, as does the industry but I think this still deserves mid 80s.
It looks like they have branded it as Irn Bru.
. . . yes, it does.
Ironically, the new typography encourages the incorrect pronunciation.
From a late batch with the old label- reduced price. First one I've had in about 10 years. Compared to how I remember it, a bland shadow of its old self. All the notes just slightly what they were. Slightly sweet. Slightly fruity. Bitterness is the most stand out. It arrives midway and stays to the end. It finishes like a missed putt. There was an ambery flame in its old palate, that isn't there anymore. Boring and disappointing. I'd give it 74, then subtract 4 for losing its old magic
I once had the chance to taste a 10y cask strength that was pure beauty, such a pity that they don't go over the 40% as that whisky really need the extra % ... The brand Ambassador was saying that the Marketing was not interesting in that niche market ... Such a pity as the product is good at the base ...
worst value for money ever i even prefer a 12 yo blend over this even cardhu which is used for blending has more going on maybe is my tasting glass idk but i dont get much out of this too watery and almost no smell sad.
Too sweet, for me. The alcohol and malt hit right off. Since I'm a cigar smoker, I don't pick up half what you do. I put one tbs of water too it and that made it drinkable and took the alcohol edge off for me.
I like Glenfiddich and Glenlivit 12 yo much more. This 10yo has too much alcohol on the nose.
The only thing positive positive thing I can say is that doesn't cost as much as Lasanta or Nectar d'Or.
This is one of my summertime whiskies for those hot Chicago summer afternoons when you're out throwing horseshoes or bags or just grilling and you want something light and refreshing to sip on and not think much about it.
Like the scotch version of a lawn mower beer.
@pete3397 yeah, something like that.
As a boy I bought Glen Morangie because that's what Connor MacLeod drank in Highlander........I thought I was a sophisticat......not sure ASDA's Linwood has ever been hotbed of Sophistication.....🤔
Good point about Irn Bru Ralfy. The only country in the world where a Cola isn't the top selling soft drink.
How could a whisky ever be refreshing?
I generally enjoy single malt. There are two I can't tolerate: Highland Park 12 and this. I don't know why but I've tried it many times and every time it's undrinkable for me. But I love that everyone has their own that they enjoy.
I have an unopened bottle of GM 10 at 43%, which i bought in 1989.
Just finished my lagavulin. This will be a nice easy drink with the mates.
Thank god I still have the old bottle. Ill prefer Quinta Ruban though. 👍👍👍
that bottle is a mess tho
The Glenmorangie 19YO is a superb dram
Absolutely nailed it with this review, I'm from the same part of Scotland as you and this just the whisky I don't want to get for Christmas although it will be gladly thanked for. Just hoping for a Springbank which truly sent me on my way to tasting one my great Malt Moments.
Go check out Ralfy whisky reviews 727 and 777. He scored it 84 both times. What do you mean nailed it?
By nailed it I mean he was absolutely spot on.
I could never buy a bottle of anything with that color box and label.
dont like new packaging not that it makes any difference to me.
Looks like new branding
It is. And it's the worst rebranding, I've seen. Ever.
@@bennyfriis601 not the worst but pretty capitalistic. The same way beer did; from an old mens dark bars drink to a hip dancing girls nurture
@@bennyfriis601 not the worst but pretty capitalistic. The same way beer did; from an old mens dark bars drink to a hip dancing girls nurture
@@kryszian675 You've got a point, but it is honestly the worst, I can remember in the whisky world.
For instance, I did prefer the old Benromach branding and bottles, and I know that that rebranding splits the crowd a bit. But I don't think it's downright awful as I do with this Glenmo rebranding.
I also liked the old Arran bottles (quite a bit) better than the new ones, but at least their new label design still has a classy look. Some, would say boring, but I'm 100% a "less is more" kinda guy (which may be interpreted as old and boring 😉)
@@bennyfriis601 yeah Glenmos rebranding is petty as most of the whole brand in my point of view.. so LVMH should produce ladys clutches not single malts
Here in US we have the old label still
Where are they changing their label?
Totally agree Ralfy. Pains me to say it but if you have to buy from the supermarket you’re better off buying a bourbon like wild Turkey 101.
One of the most whisky snob comments I’ve ever read.
so many of my parents pals swore by this (im 56)
In recent years I’ve found Glenmorangie to be particularly disappointing 😞 You seriously have to wonder why it was ever so popular. Either tastes have changed or, more likely, standards have fallen with more emphasis on hype than quality. The new labelling would tend to confirm that this is the case, it’s absolutely dreadful, looks like some marketing executives wet dream. Unfortunately Glenmorangie aren’t the only ones that have fallen for some marketing companies nonsense. Benromach was another but, at least, their product isn’t plumbing the depths to which Glenmorangie has gone. All very sad really, but that’s what happens when people listen to the bean counters and the marketing execs hype. Quality is the thing they should be striving for. I find I’m tending to buy many more independent bottlings than those punted out by the likes of Diageo etc. as that’s where the true quality and best expressions of product now tend to be found.
Tastes change, especially for folks who are far into a whisky journey. Your palate learns to find all the complexities. That takes time, patience, and a lot of money. We should all be so lucky.
Lots of people just want “a scotch whisky”, and they balk at throwing down much more than 50 bucks for a bottle. They’re probably looking at Glenmorangie 10 as a single malt splurge compared to Cutty or Black Label. I would not hesitate one second to recommend GM10 as well worth the step up to Single Malt world.
Disagree on Benromach, the rebrand wasn't great but the quality in the bottle has never dropped the ball.
Had a guy from the whisky indystry at my whisky club this weekend... Told us that Louis Vuitton is rising their proces by 30% from January 2023. Stock up mates...
Louis Vuitton is going to destroy all the brands in their possession, including Ardbeg
@@NicolasMD85 corporations destroy whole world not only whisky!! 🤷♂️🥃🙋🏻♂️
Why the extra 3% ABV for the US market..? 🥃
. . . tradition.
I’m a bit of a simpleton - I’m slowly trying to get into scotch but the more complex and especially the peaty whiskies are still something I can’t appreciate yet - so I appreciate the suggestion to mix with irn bru. I’m Canadian but my partner is from Scotland so she always stocks our fridge with irn bru 🏴
It's a ubiquitous supermarket whisky, quite often you can get for £30. Unsurprisingly there are non-ubiquitous whiskies at a similar age statement that are more complex and more expensive. I don't think you can mass produce a complex whisky which you can sell for £30. It's not a case of which is better, but what type of whisky it is. Ubiquitous supermarket at a reasonable price or complex, pricier (£45+) non-supermarket. You cannot be both.
Hi Ralfy . Thank u for all the wonderful nights you have so wholeheartedly gifted us with! Is there any chance u could review something from Chieftain's? In fact it was my first ever single malt and I have it in my mind as somethign VERY VERY special. I think it was Islay Caol Ila Single Malt 10 Years Chieftain's
Lovely to see your videos pop up every week. Just finished a Glenmorangie 10 clad in the now old design. Very approachable etc. Did not provide memorable Malt Moments.
Be well
Just tried this today its not bad. Kinda has a close flavor to Glenfiddich 12. My favorite single malt is still Glenlivet 14. But the glenmorangie 10 is not bad for the price.
Good to see you again Ralphy .It's been a while .I just had a horrendous experience with the blue bottle of Glenfiddich 14 year old .My first bottle was fantastic so I purchased a second bottle .It did not go over welll .Waters down tasted like a bad barrel .My third bottle is spot on to the first one .Fantastic and enjoying it slowly .What in the world are they doing in the distillery one good one bad what are they doing ,just getting the product out the door