Gold medal success for Tain's Glenmorangie Distillery at spirit world's 'Olympics'
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As the world counts down to the Tokyo Olympics, Tain's Glenmorangie Distillery is celebrating a gold medal haul of its own.
The Easter Ross whisky maker collected 20 gold or outstanding gold medals at the 2021 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) and the International Spirits Challenge (ISC), including a ISC double gold for The Accord 12-year-old malt, which also won a IWSC gold medal.
The distillery also brought back a further 16 silver medals from the two competitions, which celebrate and bring together the very best products in the spirits industry with up to 90 countries represented.
Glenmorangie’s travel retail range, which includes The Accord, was awarded a number of gold outstanding and gold awards across the two competitions. An IWSC Gold Outstanding medal was awarded to The Tribute, Glenmorangie’s 16-year-old whisky created from a heritage spirit batch, while Glenmorangie Signet Ristretto, with its deep undercurrents of coffee and waves of extra dark chocolate, celebrated a Gold Outstanding award at the IWSC and a Gold award at the ISC.
However, Highland whisky fans might have to go a long way to enjoy its taste. Limited to only 1500 bottles, the expression has been released exclusively at the Glenmorangie Signet boutique in South Korea’s Incheon Airport.
Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s director of distilling, whisky creation and whisky stocks, said: “We are delighted that the Glenmorangie travel retail whiskies have received this clutch of awards from the prestigious IWSC and ISC. This is a testament to the outstanding whiskies crafted at Glenmorangie Distillery. The total number of double golds awarded in the ISC this year was only three per cent, which makes these commendations even more pleasing. These bold, velvety single malts are simply delicious drams.”
International Wine and Spirits Competition:
IWSC Gold Outstanding: Glenmorangie The Tribute 16-year-old; Glenmorangie The Lasanta 12-year-old; Glenmorangie Signet Ristretto Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
IWSC Gold: Glenmorangie The Accord 12-year-old; Glenmorangie Sonoma-Cutrer single malt Scotch Whisky.
IWSC Silver: Glenmorangie The Elementa 14-year-old; SpiritX By Glenmorangie single malt; Glenmorangie Extremely Rare 18-year-old; Glenmorangie Marsala Cask Finish Limited Edition; Glenmorangie Cognac Cask Finish single malt; Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate 2020 single malt; Glenmorangie 19-year-old; Glenmorangie Signet single malt; Glenmorangie A Tale Of Cake single malt; Glenmorangie The Nectar D'Or single malt; Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14-year-old single malt; Glenmorangie The Original 10-year-old; Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1997.
International Spirits Challenge:
ISC Double Gold: Glenmorangie The Accord.
ISC Gold: X by Glenmorangie; Glenmorangie Signet Ristretto; Glenmorangie Marsala Cask Finish; Glenmorangie Signet; Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or; Glenmorangie Lasanta; Glenmorangie The Tribute; Glenmorangie 19-year-old; Glenmorangie 18- year-old; Glenmorangie The Elementa; Cadboll Estate Batch 2; Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban; Glenmorangie Cognac Cask Finish; Glenmorangie Sonoma-Cutrer.
ISC Silver: Glenmorangie A Tale of Cake; Glenmorangie Original; Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1997.
