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Glenmorangie

The Glenmorangie distillery was established in 1843, on the site of a former brewery by brothers William and John Matheson. The name Glenmorangie means ‘Glen of Tranquility’ and it’s still a very peaceful spot on the Dornoch Firth, located about 35 miles north of Inverness in the Highland region. The distillery remained in the hands of the Matheson family until Leith wine and spirits merchant Macdonald & Muir, founded in 1893 Roderick Macdonald and Alexander Muir, acquired a stake in the company in 1918 and eventually gained full control in the 1930s.

It remained under the same ownership for the next 90 years, but Glenmorangie still suffered from the ups and downs that plagued the industry throughout the 20th century. The American market was particularly important for Macdonald & Muir with their Highland Queen blended whisky, named after Mary Queen of Scots. Consequently, Glenmorangie struggled throughout Prohibition, which came into force in 1919, and the distillery closed in 1931, only to reopen in 1936.

In 1996 the parent company changed its name to the Glenmorangie Company. The offices moved from Leith to a modern facility in Broxburn, West Lothian. Then in 1997 it bought the dilapidated Ardbeg Distillery on Islay from Allied Distillers for £7 million, which sounds like something of a bargain now but at the time Islay single malts were a niche market. The company already owned Glen Moray, bought back in 1923, and various blended whisky brands including the much-loved Bailie Nicol Jarvie.

But the ‘80s and ‘90s saw a gradual move away from blends to concentrate on single malts. For many years, the 10 Year Old expression was the only one bottled by the distillery but in 1987 Glenmorangie released a 1963 vintage single malt which was finished in oloroso sherry casks. This was followed in the early ‘90s by a Port cask-finished whisky and then a plethora of other cask finishes like Madeira, sherry and Sauternes. The switch to single malts was completed in 2014 when the Bailie Nicol Jarvie was discontinued.

By this stage, after more than 90 years involvement, the MacDonald family sold up to French luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessey (LVMH) for £300 million. Then in 2008 it sold Glen Moray distillery to another French company, La Martiniquaise, to concentrate on Glenmorangie and Ardbeg.

The classic Glenmorangie style as epitomised by Glenmorangie 10 majors on fresh fruit like oranges and peaches burnished with sweet American oak. Whisky creator Dr. Bill Lumsden is fond of saying that “that the orangey is morangey in Glenmorangie”, as a way of communicating the core flavour profile and how to pronounce the distillery name.

The process of making Glenmorangie whisky starts with hard water from Tarlogie Springs and an unpeated Scottish barley. The distillery has a stainless steel full lauter mash tun and 14 stainless steel washbacks. The stills are unusual, at over 5m (17ft), they are the tallest in Scotland. This means a massive amount of copper contact and therefore reflux leading to a fruity and very refined new make. The vast majority of ageing takes place in ex-bourbon casks and what are known as ‘designer’ casks, made from specially grown oak in the Ozarks and then filled to Glenmorangie’s specifications with bourbon.

Glenmorangie claims that it is made as it always has been by the ‘16 men of Tain’ but one name more than any other is synonymous with the distillery today: the aforementioned Dr Bill Lumsden. He was the distillery manager from 1995 to 1998, and from then head of distilling and whisky creation for everything in the Glenmorangie Company’s portfolio. Under Dr Lumsden the cask finishes continued such as Sauternes barrel Nectar D'Or, Port cask The Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old and sherry-finished Lasanta 12 Year Old. He’s also been at the forefront of experimentation earlier in the whisky making stage with products like Signet made using chocolate malt, Cadboll made with single estate barley, and A Tale of the Forest which uses barley kilned with botanicals.

In 2021, Glenmorangie unveiled The Lighthouse, a purpose-built mini distillery equipped with two Forsyth’s copper stills identical to those in the main building so that Dr Lumsden would have somewhere to experiment. Whisky lovers can’t wait to see what he will come up with next.

Glenmorangie X

70cl, 40%

Glenmorangie X is a fab single malt from the legendary distillery in the Highlands which has been designed specifically for mixing! If whisky cocktails are you thing, this expression ought to be…  More info

Glenmorangie X
2
£33

Glenmorangie Traditional 100° Proof

100cl, 57.2%

A collectible bottle of Glenmorangie Traditional 100° Proof, from back in the days when they didn't have the tall, slender bottles they do now. This bottle was part of a private collection - if…  More info

Glenmorangie Traditional 100° Proof
£299

Glenmorangie The Tribute 16 Year Old

100cl, 43%

A lightly peated release from Glenmorangie, this expression explores the distillery’s past, paying tribute to the historic use of a peat fired kiln. Aged in bourbon casks and married with…  More info

Glenmorangie The Tribute 16 Year Old
£103.62

Glenmorangie The Tarlogan

70cl, 43%

Glenmorangie's Tarlogan is their third expression in the Legends series that was originally released for the Travel Retail market. It's matured in a combination of ex-bourbon casks and virgin oak…  More info

Glenmorangie The Tarlogan
3
£89.74

Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old

70cl, 46%

Glenmorangie's Quinta Ruban 12 Year Old is a fantastic Port cask finished expression, and now the distillery has developed upon the recipe with The Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old! The whisky is initially…  More info

Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old
52
£56.99

Glenmorangie The Elementa 14 Year Old

100cl, 43%

Originally released for the Travel Retail market, The Elementa was crafted by Glenmorangie as a way of celebrating the art of wood finishing! As such, this 14 year old was initially matured in…  More info

Glenmorangie The Elementa 14 Year Old
1
£83.17

Glenmorangie The Cadboll

100cl, 43%

The Cadboll is a Glenmorangie single malt originally released for the Travel Retail market which was initially aged in bourbon casks before enjoying a finishing period in casks that once held Muscat…  More info

Glenmorangie The Cadboll
5
£93.41

Glenmorangie Signet

70cl, 46%

This superb Glenmorangie was created with a marriage of whiskies produced from two unique types of malted barley: a single estate Cadboll variety and malted chocolate barley, which is better known as…  More info

Glenmorangie Signet
126
£179.89

Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish - 2000s

70cl, 43%

A collectible bottle of Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish, produced in the 2000s - before the bottles from Glenmorangie got a fairly sizeable overhaul. This bottle was part of a private collection -…  More info

Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish - 2000s
£199

Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish - 1990s

70cl, 43%

A rare and discontinued 1990s expression of Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish. Produced by The Sixteen Men of Tain, it was aged for a full 14 years, first in American oak casks before being finished for…  More info

Glenmorangie Port Wood Finish - 1990s
£199

Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or

70cl, 46%

Here we have Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or, finished in lovely syrupy Sauternes wine casks! The single malt is initially aged in American oak bourbon casks before being transferred to wine casks from…  More info

Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or
13
£60

Glenmorangie Millennium Malt

70cl, 40%

This Glenmorangie was laid down at the turn of the millennium, but what makes it interesting is the glimpse it gives you, retrospectively, into where the distillery was heading over the next decade.…  More info

Glenmorangie Millennium Malt
1
£199

Glenmorangie Madeira Wood Finish - 2000s

70cl, 43%

A stonkingly good and rather rare Glenmorangie, finished in large Madeira drums. The result is a fruity, creamy whisky with a slight orange hue to it. Very tasty indeed! This bottle was part of a…  More info

Glenmorangie Madeira Wood Finish - 2000s
1
£199

Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old

70cl, 43%

This is the 12 year old, Sherry cask finished expression from Glenmorangie, dubbed The Lasanta. It first matures in bourbon casks before being moved over to Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks for…  More info

Glenmorangie Lasanta 12 Year Old
68
£48.95

Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1998 (bottled 2022) - Bond House No.1

70cl, 43%

Back in 1998, we started seeing some of Dr. Bill Lumsden's first experiments as that was the year he was appointed director of whisky creation. For this Grand Vintage Malt, the whisky was matured in…  More info

Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1998 (bottled 2022) - Bond House No.1
£690

Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1997 (bottled 2021) - Bond House No.1

70cl, 43%

The Bond House No. 1 Collection is full of exciting exclusive vintages of Glenmorangie, and this bottling is no exception. Initially, this whisky was matured for 10 years in ex-bourbon casks before…  More info

Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1997 (bottled 2021) - Bond House No.1
£636.85

Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (bottled 2019) - Bond House No.1

70cl, 43%

A rather glorious Glenmorangie single malt here, distilled back in 1996! The oak in which it slumbered hails from the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and the casks were seasoned with bourbon, adding a…  More info

Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (bottled 2019) - Bond House No.1
£636.85
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Glenmorangie Fino Sherry Wood Finish (Damaged Label)

70cl, 43%

This Glenmorangie Fino Sherry Wood Finished matured in American white oak barrels for 13 years, and in 1996 the Highland single malt whisky was transferred to fino sherry butts for…  More info

Glenmorangie Fino Sherry Wood Finish (Damaged Label)
£199
£120

Glenmorangie Barrel Select Release 13 Year Old Cognac Cask Finish

70cl, 46%

Unveiled in August 2021, this expression from the Glenmorangie Distillery brings together the fruit-forward fabulousness of Glenmorangie's single malt with the rich, spicy depth imparted by Cognac…  More info

Glenmorangie Barrel Select Release 13 Year Old Cognac Cask Finish
3
£72.95

Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest

70cl, 46%

A very interesting whisky from Glenmorangie, its first made with barley kilned with botanicals. Inspired by the woodlands near Glenmorangie’s director of whisky creation Dr Bill Lumsden’s home, he…  More info

Glenmorangie A Tale of the Forest
3
£74.94

Glenmorangie 80:20

70cl, 40%

A happy accident, Glenmorangie's 80:20 blended Scotch is the result of a mistake at the bottling plant back in 1999. A portion of 80% of Glenmorangie's 21-year-old single malt was erroneously…  More info

Glenmorangie 80:20
£250

Glenmorangie 30 Year Old - Malaga Cask Finish

70cl, 43%

A beautiful bottling of Glenmorangie single malt, matured for over three decades including a finish in Malaga wine casks. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd like more detailed…  More info

Glenmorangie 30 Year Old - Malaga Cask Finish
£1,999

Glenmorangie 21 Year Old 1977

70cl, 43%

A charming old bottling of single malt from Glenmorangie! Distilled back in 1977, this whisky was matured for 21 years before bottling. A limited release in its day, this is a pretty rare piece these…  More info

Glenmorangie 21 Year Old 1977
£799

Glenmorangie 1981 Sauternes Wood Finish

70cl, 46%

The predecessor of Glenmorangie's Nectar D'Or, the 1981 Sauternes Wood Finish was aged for 21 years, the last two of which were spent in premier cru Chateau d'Yquem casks. There are just 4,000…  More info

Glenmorangie 1981 Sauternes Wood Finish
1
£1,400

Glenmorangie 1975 (bottled 2002)

70cl, 43%

Grand old Glenmorangie here, previously a travel retail exclusive. This 1975 vintage single malt Highland Scotch whisky was bottled in 2022. This bottle was part of a private collection - if you'd…  More info

Glenmorangie 1975 (bottled 2002)
£1,200

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