Whisky Advocate 92
WA TOP 20 2019 Rank 9
" This Quinta Ruban succeeds the 12 year old version, adding two additional years of finishing in port casks, while maintaining the same bargain price. The result is a symphony of understated opulence. Marzipan, fresh apple and pear, milk chocolate, red berries, candied ginger, and praline on the nose build slowly, leading into a fruity, spiced palate. Flavors of soft gingerbread, molasses cake, cherry pie, spiced plums, almond nougat, and dark chocolate intermingle with faint strains of pipe tobacco. It sings on the finish, with a parting crescendo of hazelnut, spice, cigar wrapper, and lengthy oak." Susannah Skiver Barton

The Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban is part of the Extra Mature Range. A maturation in ex-Bourbon casks (for Glenmorangie Single Malt Whisky only first and second-fill casks are used) is followed by a finish in port wine casks. Different casks sizes are used, from port pipes to small barriques. Casks selection and the finishing process remain unchanged, according to information in a current press release, to preserve the aromatic character that makes Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban so popular.