Glenmorangie Bacalta Review

The eighth release in the Private Editions line was the Glenmorangie Bacalta (2017). Its name means “baked” in Scots Gaelic and is a tribute to the island of Madeira. I enjoy Madeira and love well-done Madeira finished whisky so I was extra excited to sit down with this one.

Like most of the PE releases and all of the extra-aged core line, Bacalta started out as a parcel of ex-Bourbon Glenmo 10 which then received an additional finishing. In this case, it was left to finish for two years in ex-Malmsey ...