Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban and Curivari Reserva Limitada Café 60: Review

Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

12 Years Old Matured in Portuguese Port Casks

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

46% abv
100ml bottle from a sampler pack  

Appearance: deep amber honey

Aroma: it sure is nice but, this is a hard on for me; if I think port while sniffing … I can come up with dark chocolate and pecan … if it came in a chocolate box they would call it a pecan turtle … right … now I pick up a little caramel.

Flavors: I get that pecan turtle on the tip of the tongue and on the mid and finish a nice pink peppercorn and a hint of ginger

Mouthfeel: smooth, nice warmth, the aftertaste has that mint mouthwash feel,

To the Point: I sure like this one and I don’t think I did it justice … I am going to their web site to see what they have to say.

That was easy it is Glenmorangie.com   

On the Aroma they say, “Dark mint chocolate, tangerines and Seville oranges mingle with sandalwood and walnut before giving way to a spicy finish of pepper and nutmeg.”

On the Flavors they say, Mint chocolate and walnuts envelop the palate like velvet, laying the foundations for rose, Turkish delight and sweet Seville oranges.

That was fun.  They have mint in the taste; I picked mint up in the aftertaste.  Now as I sip it I can see how they call it dark mint chocolate but, I like my pink peppercorn and ginger over their nutmeg and pepper. 

To the Point: this is one tasty little scotch.  I would buy this again. 

Time to light up a cigar and finish off the rest of this little bottle of Quinta Ruban Scotch. 

The Cigar is a Curivari Reserva Limitada Café 60.  The length is 5.5” and the ring gauge is 58.  I can’t believe that I have not reviewed this cigar yet.  Out of the Curivari line-up this is one of my favorites.  I think this will be an excellent match with this Scotch.  The flavor notes are mild-medium roast coffee (main profile), a touch of hardwood, and soft soil, it is like you can taste the soil the tobacco was grown in.  The texture is smooth and the aftertaste is pleasing.  I’ll call it mild-medium in body – I’ll give a 4 on my strength scale. 

The interplay is just wonderful.  This is one of the few times for me when a Scotch and a Cigar just matched up perfectly.   And, this all makes sense because I love a fine cigar and a tawny port wine.  The mild-medium roast coffee of the cigar mingles so well with the pecan caramel chocolate on the front and that mint chocolate on the finish of the Scotch.  The pink peppercorn and ginger, of the scotch, brings a nice dimension on the next puff of the cigar.