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The Glenlivet
Scotland
Single Malt
This excellent 18 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Glenlivet is a classic Speyside dram, matured in a combination of first and second fill American oak and sherry casks. It also won two golds at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.
Quite big and well-rounded. There are notes of chewy sultanas and Sherried peels, barley sugars and toasty cereals with petals and apple blossom. A touch of fudge and gentle wisps of smoke.
Full and rich with notes of chewy, tannic oak. Manuka honey and walnut with Cox’s apples and orange peels. Cut herbs - fennel and spearmint.
Long and dry with a spicy oak note.
Being a fan of Islay peated malts, this is a venture into the unknown for me. The smell is very sweet, resembling (with a stretch) a glass of sherry. But its pleasant and nice to just whiff. The taste is a surprise: much rougher then the younger Speysides Ive had. A bit of water helps but this is not a sweet malt: dry, with a bite, I personally can taste cherries but a lot of wood and spiciness. An interesting stop on my trip through single malts: for us “avid beginners” its entertaining to taste a Laphroaig 10 which is iodine, peat and sea on the nose but sweetness on the taste and the next day try The Glenlivet which is sweetness and friendliness on the nose followed by dryness on the mouth.
Wow, I'm new to 18yo's and have tried Oban and Glenfiddich...now this. Of the three this one is the smoothest over ice with a splash of water. By far the easiest to drink. I would say this is a great one for someone buying their first $100 18. You could easily drink three or four glasses of this at a sitting and not feel overwhelmed by the fact that you're drinking hard liquor. The taste that stands out to me is toffee.
love the 18 year old keep the tradition don't stop using sherry cask
I'm afraid this isn't for me. As i sip on it now i feel that it tastes sweet and slightly sour possibly from the apples with a contrast spiciness, wood and smoke with a hint of mint, but for me, personally, it doesn't work. It has a fairly pleasant aftertaste but the initial sip is awful. Just need to add this in. I am NOT a scotch expert so my view is rudimentary but I'm sure most people aren't scotch experts either, so I'm addressing to the majority. I feel little smoothness with this beverage and it doesn't go down quite as easily as I'd like The aroma. It smells Like a strong, over powering cider and that's off putting. For me, a good scotch is King Alexander III by Dalmore Glenlivet 18 has a taste that needs to be acquired. Well, for me anyways. But the best things are an acquired taste. It's a shame. i watched a review on this and it got and great review. I really wanted to like it but i think this should be reserved for veteran scotch drinkers. As a juxtaposing review on KA III, my favourite got an alright rating not a "top 5" if you are fairly new to scotch like me and need your palate development, like me, then i do recommend KAIII. It's full and heavy but not overpowering. It's extremely smooth, like someone liquefied silk or velvet and made it taste warm and inviting. As for this whisky, buy it if you want, but I'd wait until your palate has been enriched with others. All this aside I'm going to give it a 3. It's not undrinkable but my palate just rejects the taste and my nose rejects the smell.
Had a couple of bottles over the years and absolutely love it