From the Glenmorangie desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-10-29

Tastes like Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14

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1/If you like Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14, the bottle closest to it is Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12. It gives a Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 drinker about 84% of what their own bottle does, and costs $23 more.

2/In the glass, the Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 runs marzipan, apple, pear and milk chocolate. The Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 leans baked apricots and ginger, with black pepper and more milk chocolate. Both reviews share milk, chocolate and ginger.

3/This week the Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 is $147 at Dan Murphy's and the Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 is $170. Stay with the Glenmorangie if it's already your pour; reach for the Mortlach when you fancy a change.

Sources

Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-10-29 (29 October 2026); vintage 2026-10-29.1; bottles: Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750mL.
Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 for a Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 drinker (share of what the Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 gives): 84% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 price this week: $147 (price.ticket)
Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 price this week: $170 (price.ticket)
Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 costs more than Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 by: $23 (price.ticket diff)
flavour words in both reviews (Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14, Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12): milk, chocolate and ginger (identity.review_text (both))
Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 per standard drink: $5.79 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 per standard drink: $6.62 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
a pint at the pub, per standard drink (about $13 a pint, about 2 standard drinks): $6.28 (PUB_PINT)
a pint at the pub: $13 (PUB_PINT)
THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 is the nearest to Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 gives a Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 drinker about 84% of what the Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 does, and costs $23 more.
Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14: standard drinks in the bottle: about 25
Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12: standard drinks in the bottle: about 26
under a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14
over a pint at the pub, per standard drink: Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 (never say every bottle is under the pint)

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premium over CE 360° · shared scale 0% to +70% across the eleven

Glenmorangie The Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$146.99list 11-05

CE 360° $125.17 · 14.8% over · #21 of 38 in Highlands

per standard drink $5.79 · #21 of 36 in Highlands

9 pieces · observed

Mortlach The Wee Witchie 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

$169.99list 11-05

CE 360° $145.15 · 8.5% over · #43 of 79 in Speyside

per standard drink $6.00 · #47 of 75 in Speyside

14 pieces · observed

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