Glenmorangie Launch Grand Vintage Malt 1990

[William]

Glenmorangie has announced the launch of a new limited edition vintage collection, Bond House No.1. The inaugural expression in the new collection is Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1990 which was bottled 2016.

Matured in mainly ex-bourbon casks and a small amount of ex-sherry casks and bottled at 43% ABV, it has an RRP of £500 but is currently available from https://www.masterofmalt.com/distilleries/glenmorangie-whisky-distillery/ for £473.15

More info and official tasting note here:
http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenmorangiegrandvintagemalt1990.htm
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[jcarrick]

When you see what the standard prices of these releases are now you realise that the Aldi or Lidl supermarket relases are just not to be missed if you want to taste whiskies of this age as original distillery bottlings of this kind of age are becoming out of the majority of peoples price range. I would love to taste this but it is too rich for me for a 25/26 year old.

[Timp]

All this pricing does is push me towards the IBs which I know in turn will increase their pricing, if my actions are representative of the market they are appealing to. It does mean I do more comprehensive research over a bottle, which appeals to my whisky obsessive side so I suppose I have the greed of the distillery companies to thank, especially the ones that still release stuff to the ib companies! Just fell off me soapbox

[Diademo]

They try to imitate good/bad wine vintages:
“There is also another reason why 1990 is a memorable year, there had been a poor barley harvest the previous summer which proved problematic for whisky makers in 1990. The barley was difficult to process through Scotland’s distilleries in 1990 and only a small amount of new-make spirit was produced that year.”

It’s pathetic…
(there are so many great SC 1990 vintage from IB on the market at the moment)

[TheWM]

[Mark]

It does seem like pricing like this is a sign of things to come if you you want to drink anything above a NAS or entry level 10/12 year old.

I fear that the independent bottlers will simply follow not far behind the original distillery bottling's regards pricing. Why would they charge £100s less when at the end of the day they are a money making business.

I think the big companies know that even if whisky enthusiasts such as us rejects their pricing and does not buy at these prices there are enough gift and occasional buyers with plenty of money who will.

[opelfruit]

[Keith]

Well I am having 2 bottles you miserable bunch

[Grant M]

I will have to make do with my bottle of Glenmorangie 18 and imagine what another 7 years in the cask would have tasted like

[Diademo]

[James T]

I would love to read a few reviews on it to see what some trusted reviewers think of it.

[Bookie]

[drPete]

Outch.

When first launched as the non-vintage 25 this was £200.
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