Glenmorangie Bacalta Private Edition

[William]

The Glenmorangie Bacalta is the latest release in the Private Edition series, it was finished in Malmsey Madeira casks.



More info and tasting note for the new Glenmorangie Bacalta here:

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenmorangiebacalta.htm
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[Charlie]

I will look forward to your review of the Bacalta William. I noticed last years Milsean hasn't sold out yet, not sure if buyers are staying away perhaps due to the price of these now or if the numbers released are a lot more than earlier Private Edition releases as the Milsean is an excellent whisky, I still have a couple of bottles in the cupboard.

[Andy M]

Charlie regards the Milsean not selling out yet it is probably a bit of both price and bottle numbers.

No doubt I will have a bottle of the new Bacalta and perhaps more if it is good.

William I do recall the Madeira Wood Finish, as you say it was ok but not the greatest, I will be interested to read what you say about the new Bacalta

[Lennox]

The Bacalta sounds interesting and as we know these don't sell out over night I will await the reviews.

I wish they would do a 2nd release of the Glenmorangie Sonnalta, I would have a few bottles of that.

[McKay]

is it just me or did everyone understand the official tasting note when it says:

[opelfruit]

It's literal translation is "rancid" and it can also lead to mushroom'y, earthy, forest floor smells. You get it a lot in good, well matured sherry cask/finish whiskies mainly.


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[James T]

I do sometimes find official whisky tasting notes can be overly pretentious especially the higher up the price scale you go, the more pompous the notes can get. Don't get me wrong the official note for the new Glenmorangie Bacalta is quite descriptive, for me a good tasting note should describe the flavours found in the whisky and the intensity of those flavours and it should also score a whisky for quality if reviewing the whisky.

I do love the Glenfiddich 19 Age Of Discovery Madeira Cask Finish so if the new Glenmorangie Bacalta can match it for quality I shall certainly have a bottle or 2, hopefully there is a good portion of mature whisky in the Bacalta.

[Samson]

I really enjoyed last years Milsean release so I will give the Bacalta a go when it arrives here.

[William]

I tasted the new Glenmorangie Bacalta Private Edition and added my review here:

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenmorangiebacalta.htm
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There's no bad whisky. Just good whisky and better whisky.

[James T]

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[gfspencer]

My bottle was delivered yesterday and I tried a dram last night. I like it! But then I like most Scotches finished in Maderia casks.

[William]

[Lenton]

Got a bottle of the Bacalta at the weekend, William you have summed it up better than I probably could and I very much agree with your rating of it.

[James T]