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3rd November 2013 |
Glenmorangie
Ealanta named world’s best dram in the Jim
Murray's Whisky Bible 2014.
 Jim
Murray one of the world’s leading whisky
experts has selected Glenmorangie
Ealanta as the World Whisky Of The Year
in his soon to be released Whisky Bible
2014.
In his 2014 Whisky Bible Murray paid
tribute to the quality of the limited
edition single malt Scotch by describing
it as having "one of the longest
finishes of any Scotch this year…and
borderline perfection." Jim scored the
Ealanta at 97.5 out of 100 points, a
score which only four other whiskies
have ever achieved in the 10 year
history of the Whisky Bible and one of
which was the Glenmorangie companies
Ardbeg Uigeadail.
In the 10th Anniversary 2014 edition of
the Whisky Bible 4,500 whiskies were tasted,
evaluated and rated by Murray but he was
blown away by Ealanta’s innovative aroma
and taste profile. Jim Murray’s Whisky
Bible is published annually and is
regarded as a benchmark for the sector.
Glenmorangie Ealanta is the 4th annual
release in
Glenmorangie's popular Private Edition range was
released in January 2013.
Scots Gaelic for ‘skilled and
ingenious’, Ealanta is a 19 Year Old
Glenmorangie, fully matured in virgin
American white oak casks with a
provenance that stretches all the way to
the mountains of Missouri and the Mark
Twain National Forest.
As most of you will already be aware,
the type of cask used to mature Scotch
whisky has a major part to play in the
final flavour of the whisky and the use
of virgin oak casks is quite unusual as
most American oak casks used in the
Scotch whisky industry have usually
previously contained bourbon. Therefore
the interaction of the delicate
Glenmorangie floral spirit from their
very tall stills directly with this
‘virgin’ wood has made for many
intriguing flavours.
Dr Bill Lumsden, The Glenmorangie
Company’s Director of Distilling and
Whisky Creation, said: "This is a
wonderful award for us and testament to
the ongoing success of our Private
Edition range. Jim Murray has been a
leading judge of whisky for three
decades so this is a major coup for us.
"It’s no secret in our industry that
it’s the ‘wood that makes the whisky’
and for many years my team and I have
been carrying out detailed research in
this area."
Jim Murray, whose Whisky Bible
celebrates its tenth anniversary this
year, said: "Glenmorangie Ealanta pipped
others to the post because it went out
and did something different; not only
did it blow one away with its deftness,
beauty and elegance, but it gave an
aroma and taste profile completely new
to me in over 30 years of tasting
whisky.”
Glenmorangie Ealanta is bound to be highly sought after after Jim
Murrays award but you may get lucky and
find some still available from
specialist whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange
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Glenmorangie Ealanta Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Glenmorangie Ealanta has a soft toffee and butterscotch
aroma, then vanilla and a curious strong
hint of stewed fruits with a hallmark
Glenmorangie top note of menthol.
Taste: Candied orange peel, sugar coated almonds and sweet
vanilla are to the fore, wrapped in an
unusual nuttiness reminiscent of Brazil
nuts in toffee.
Finish: Very long with virgin oak derived spices such as
clove, ginger and a hint of aniseed.
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