-24%Pour this when you want a whisky that tastes like dessert without the sugar crash. Glenmorangie's Quinta Ruban is 14 years of Highland single malt that spent its last stretch finishing in Portuguese ruby port casks, and you can taste exactly where that went. Think dark mint chocolate, ripe plum and a velvet weight that coats your tongue and lingers. It's the late-night dram, the one you sip slow after the plates are cleared and the good conversation finally starts.
The nose pulls you in first: dark chocolate and mint, orange zest and a little toasted walnut, like a posh after-dinner mint. On the palate it's rich and properly velvety, ripe plum and honeyed dates rolling into chocolate and Turkish delight, with the port casks lending a deep fruity sweetness. Then a gentle kick of pepper and nutmeg spice keeps it from ever feeling cloying. The finish is long and silky, leaving chocolate mint and a trace of orange hanging around. At 46% it's got real presence but stays smooth.
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Glenmorangie sits up in Tain, in the Scottish Highlands, and they're famous for two things: the tallest stills in Scotland (giraffe-height, which makes for a lighter, more elegant spirit) and being obsessive about cask finishing. Quinta Ruban is their port-finished expression. "Quinta" is the Portuguese word for the estates where port is made, and "ruban" nods to the deep ruby colour the casks leave behind. The whisky starts in American white oak, then gets extra-matured in those ruby port pipes to pick up all that dark fruit and chocolate.
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- What is the price of Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old 700ml?
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old 700ml is KSh 7,999 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old 700ml taste like?
Rich and velvety. Dark mint chocolate, ripe plum, honeyed dates and orange zest, with a gentle pepper-and-nutmeg spice and a long silky finish. The port casks make it deep and fruity without being sweet.
- What is the ABV of Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old?
It's bottled at 46% ABV, which is a touch stronger than the standard 40%, so it carries more flavour and body.
- How should I serve it?
Neat in a tulip glass at room temperature, with an optional few drops of water to open it up. It's a sipping whisky, so we'd skip the cocktail treatment.
- What makes it 'Quinta Ruban'?
It's matured in American white oak, then finished in Portuguese ruby port casks. "Quinta" refers to the port estates and "ruban" to the ruby colour the casks impart. That finish is where the chocolate and dark fruit come from.
- Where is it from?
Glenmorangie is a Highland distillery in Tain, Scotland, known for its unusually tall stills that give a lighter, more refined single malt.
- What pairs well with it?
Dark chocolate, blue or aged cheese, roasted nuts, or a sticky date pudding. Anything rich and a little bit sweet plays beautifully off the port-cask fruit.
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Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old 700ml price in Kenya
Buy Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old 700ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 7,999. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.