Glenmorangie The Original 12 Year Old is the flagship single malt of the Glenmorangie Distillery in Tain, in the Scottish Highlands. This gift pack holds a 700ml bottle and two Glenmorangie rocks glasses in the distillery’s orange presentation box.

For decades, The Original was a 10 year old. In 2024, Glenmorangie added two years to the age statement. The whisky is matured only in American oak ex-bourbon casks, a mix of first-fill casks and the distillery’s own designer casks of slow-grown, air-dried oak from the Ozark Mountains. It is bottled at 40% ABV. The extra time shows as a rounder palate and more honeyed fruit. The style is the same light, citrus-led Glenmorangie it has always been.

Glenmorangie The Original 12 Year Old Tasting Notes

• Nose: Orange zest, ripe peach and vanilla cream, with a thread of honey.
• Palate: Citrus and honey first, then orchard fruit and soft vanilla. Light in body, rounded in texture.
• Finish: Medium in length. Orange and peach fade into gentle oak.

What Is in the Gift Pack

The Glenmorangie The Original 12 Year Old Gift Pack contains one 700ml bottle of Glenmorangie The Original 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky and two Glenmorangie-branded rocks glasses, presented in a gift box.

The Tallest Stills in Scotland

Glenmorangie was founded in 1843 on the shore of the Dornoch Firth. Its copper stills are the tallest in Scotland, with necks roughly the height of a giraffe. Only the lightest vapours rise high enough to condense. That is where the distillery’s delicate, fruit-forward spirit begins.

The Original is the reference point for the rest of the range. Glenmorangie’s cask-finished expressions, such as the 14 Year Old Quinta Ruban and Signet, all start from this same spirit.

Recognition

Glenmorangie The Original 12 Year Old was awarded a Gold Medal at the World Whiskies Awards 2024, the year the new age statement was released.

Who It Suits

The Original suits someone discovering single malt, or a host who keeps a dependable Highland dram on the shelf. The two glasses make it a natural gift for a couple or a pair of friends who drink together. It is best neat, or with a few drops of water to open the fruit.