Glenmorangie 10 Year Old Official 70s Circulation

An intriguing Moynie with a strong tropical sensation. Glenmorangie GLENMORANGIE 10yo 43% 70s Circulation The aroma has a strong old-world feel, with vibrant tropical notes like passion fruit, wilted orange, ripe melon, tea the day after brewing, refined barley, and a hint of old peat. The palate starts with a soft mouthfeel but unexpectedly expands into tropical fruits like orange liqueur and passion fruit, tea, barley sweetness, peat, oak, moderate sweetness, a faint bitterness, and a long finish. [Very Good, Interesting] This is a screw-cap Glenmorangie 10 Year Old believed to have circulated in the 1970s, representing the original standard of its time. The aroma had a strong old-world character but was clearly defined by robust tropical notes like passion fruit, with nuances of ripe melon and wilted orange, alongside tea-like qualities and old peat. The whisky carried the aged nuances of fruitiness, barley, and peat, yet the tropical fruit notes felt surprisingly fresh. Upon tasting, it delivered an old-world soft mouthfeel but unexpectedly expanded into a full-bodied structure, with the tropical fruits asserting themselves as strongly as in the aroma. The orange flavor was slightly more pronounced than the aroma, with tea, barley, and peat notes also leaving a favorable impression. Such tropical elements occasionally emerge from distilleries not typically associated with them, often as the body fades due to aging or after-opening changes. In these cases, a watery texture may accompany the fading body, sometimes revealing faint perfume-like notes. In the case of this 1970s Glenmorangie, such tropical characteristics are relatively common in the standard short-aged, water-added bottlings of that era. In the past, such tropical notes would have been exciting, but recently, I've become more concerned about losing the body rather than celebrating these characteristics. However, this Glenmorangie surprised me by retaining a notable body and depth. I usually consider the aroma as a trade-off for body, but in this case, it felt similar to Macallan's older expressions that occasionally reveal their body towards the finish. It was a pleasant surprise to experience this in Glenmorangie. Such bottles typically peak immediately after opening, with tropical notes and body gradually fading. This time, however, we were able to enjoy it at a great moment in the bar, and even had the opportunity to discuss these tropical characteristics with the master. This fleeting brilliance of Glenmorangie made for a very meaningful experience.