Glenlivet 1940 70 Year Old Tear Decanter 2nd Edition Gordon & Macphail

Glenlivet 16 Year Old Nadurra

The nose is very aromatic with a good balance of bright fruit and some wood. On the palate it is more of the same. The high alcohol content gives plenty of heat but without a burn (if that makes sense). It has a nice long aftertaste which reminds me of boiled peanuts. I also tried, and preferred, adding a single small ice cube. This helped to...

Score 85/100

Glenlivet 10 Year Old 2007 The Ultimate Cask #900149

Quite a few Glenlivet 2007 on first fill sherry have been bottled recently, all of them from the warehouses of Signatory. Van Wees bottled a few, including sisters casks #900148 and #900149 at cask strength. I just tried the former and it was absolutely delicious. Time to try the other, at a slightly higher (!) ABV. Again a very dark and sweet...

Score 86/100

Glenlivet 18 Year Old

Last night I decided after a very long day of watching movies, playing video games, prepping for my wife's and I upcoming holiday to Scotland and talking whisky to crack open a sample bottle of whisky that had been sent to me. Glenlivet 18 year old sent to me by my whisky friend, Systemdown of Queensland. Up to him introducing me to a sample of...

Score 88/100

Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Finish

I visited the Glenlivet distillery in September 2010, just right after they expanded considerably. One of their standard bottles is this Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve, that is actually the follow up to their discontinued Glenlivet 12 Year Old French Oak Finish - that I've reviewed here a long time ago (17th Nov 2009). The nose is floral...

Score 85/100