Whisky Forum - Glenmorangie Companta Private Edition

William

Glenmorangie have announced the release of the fifth annual limited edition bottling in its highly rated Private Edition range. This years bottling is Glenmorangie Companta has been extra-matured in a selection of ex-French wine casks - Burgundy Grand Cru Clos de Tart casks and sweet fortified wine casks from Côtes du Rhône.

Bottled at a strength of 46% ABV, and non chill-filtered with an RSP of Â£69.99.

More info here:
http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenmorangiecompanta.htm
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Quaich1 · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:31 pm Post subject:

William, this one sounds like it has a lot of potential to be a winner. I've always been partial to the finer Glenmorangies. I would enjoy your taste notes William once you have a chance to try it.
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William · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject:

Murray, hopefully it is as good as the earlier releases in the range. I suspect the Companta may sell out quickly due to Jim Murray naming last years release as his top whisky.

When i saw that the Companta contained whisky finished in a Burgundy Grand Cru cask i wondered whether Glenmorangie have possibly used some of the Burgundy Grand Cru cask whisky which was not chosen in the Glenmorangie Cask Masters competition. See the video for Cask A here: www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenmorangiecaskmasters.htm
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Quaich1 · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:31 pm Post subject:

Brummie · Master Of Malts Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 661

I have had a few of these Private Edition bottlings with the Sonnalta and Artein being my favourites to date. Hopefully the Companta is another good one.

jcarrick · Master Of Malts Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 948

I have had all the Private Edition bottlings to date and will certainly give this one a go also

mike101 · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:49 pm Post subject: Companta

Thanks for that info..

I was wondering how limited that limited edition is going to be? anyone having any ideas? not surprised to see that it is a NAS single malt... but that is a different topic... Cool

looking forward to hearing some reviews..

cheers
mike

Blackadder · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:42 pm Post subject:

mike most of the bottlings in the private edition range have been no age statement and all have been superb in fact i could happily put a the Sonnalta and Ealanta in my top 10 whiskies and a couple of the others were not far away from my top 10. They are limited but it wont just be a few hundred bottles, Glenmo have the worldwide market to satisfy, i would guess a release like this may be anything from 20,000 to 60,000 bottles which would still mean there is only a limited amount available in each marketplace throughout the world.

opelfruit · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:05 pm Post subject:

and they are not necessarily NAS bottlings, they just have a name.

Ealanta was 19yo.

Just like Ardbeg Galileo had a name, but also a vintage and was 12yo.
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bifter · Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:44 am Post subject:

Mark · Master Of Malts Joined: 27 Sep 2006 Posts: 1663

Yes that is very possibly what Glenmo have done as i am sure they would have went to a lot of effort to pick out enough Burgundy Grand Cru casks from their maturing stock to be able to supply demand for the Cask Masters release if it was chosen. Makes sense that they may have used it in the new Companta release.

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Samson · Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:05 am Post subject:

Brent CA · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:38 am Post subject:

This sounds like one i will like, when is it heading over the water William, do you know.

Big Mac · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:22 am Post subject: