Glenmorangie Private Edition 2014

I'd love to see a whisky from Côtes du Rhône - let's hope it's true!

They do have their Taghta coming out (from Manzanilla casks as part of the Cask Masters marketing thingy), but I don't think they consider it a Private Edition.

It'll be interesting to see what the year brings...

Might take some time before the Taghta comes out, the last stage of their crowdsourcing/promotion campaign starts in March and will most likely take some 2 to 3 months like the previous stages of the caskmasters competition. So thy will probably release it in the fall of 2014. I must say that I really liked the caskmaster promotion campaign, a nice way to get the public involved (or give them the impression that they got involved)

I don't know, I'm still looking to find the Ealanta. I bought the 3 previous editions to keep, but the price is getting higher at each edition. Will it stop rising? I bought Sonnalta PX in Miami for 90$, Finealta for 75$ duty free and Artein 90$?. I have seen the Ealanta at 135$. What will it be next?

Seems it will be Glenmorangie Companta Private Edition.

“The Companta is a rare limited edition matured in American oak casks, then extra matured in a selection of casks having previously contained the famously full-bodied Grand Cru wine from the Clos de Tart vineyard and a subtle fortified wine from the Cotes du Rhone.” – per the bottle label

@two-bit-cowboy

Tried it yet?

I've tried it - I'll have my notes up on blog.thewhiskyexchange.com later this week when the bottles arrive. Here's a bit about it from someone else who was at the launch last week: whiskyforeveryone.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/…

(Missed a bit - I thought it was pretty good, even though I don't normally like red wine matured whiskies)

@sengjc No, I haven't. I've found pricing for our area though: $115. That's probably high compared to the large metro areas. I liked the purity of the full 19 year maturation in virgin oak for Ealanta. Seems they've taken a step back by returning to NAS and a finish. Just me....

Considering the type of finish as well as the descriptions in reviews starting to appear, I'd like to see the Companta reviewed against the Glenmorangie Artein. The Artein-- which SHAMEFULLY is not categorized on this website-- had 6 reviews here and an average score of 91.5. @cowfish Will we see your reviews here, too?

@vanPelt

I'm a big fan of wine-finished whiskies; I might put up a review of the Artein.

@vanPelt I don't post reviews here - you can find my thoughts over on The Whisky Exchange blog: blog.thewhiskyexchange.com/2014/01/…

@two-bit-cowboy

I too like the Ealanta. Perhaps when this lands at my local bottleshop, I may be able to get a taste before deciding if I would like to shell out the money to get a bottle...or more.

The Companta looks to have almost sold out in the UK already, although there may be another batch of stock still to come. If you want a bottle I'd jump on it quickly rather than waiting.

That said, outside of the UK the Private Editions seem to generally sell through slower, so you might have a bit more luck further from the whisky's origin.

No reviews on Connosr yet... Has anyone else had a chance to try this? I took a first sip this weekend but it will be a while before I write it up. In short, it's of course good but did not seem much like the fruity cherry cordial I expected, but rather much more about the spice. So I think the biggest fans of Companta will appreciate (beyond the balance) the black pepper and raw bark impressions, which keep the palate searching and guessing. Any other opinions out there?

@vanPelt, I picked up a couple of bottles of Companta for my sister a couple of weeks ago. I have a large sample and will review it in the next week or two. What impresses me most about Companta is how DRY it is. It's very nice whisky, but I don't consider it "must have" my own bottle of it.

That was also my first impression: a dry and bolder version the Macallan Ruby, and not as 'necessary' as I'd expected. Let's see how this dryness will develop....

Yet to be released here in Australia - probably in the next couple of weeks or so.

Can hardly wait to try some to decide if I would like to get multiple bottles or otherwise.

Just released in AUS and already selling out on allocation. Also managed to sample a small dram - it's quite spicy and a little bitterish from the tannins but otherwise a flavoursome drink.

It is different to the Ealanta so it is hard to draw comparisons. However, I find that I still enjoy the Ealanta more.

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