Glenlivet 1968 39 Year Old Duncan Taylor Rare Auld

Glenlivet Signatory 20 Year Old cask 166952

Saw this on the whisky exchange and just couldn't resist, based on the beautiful chocolate expresso colour alone. 115€ for a 20 year old, full term sherry maturation seems o.k. It sold out fast, but they have a few more back in stock today. I'll be quick. Nose: Deep heavy sherry, so prunes, raisins, blond tobaccos and orange blossom galore....

Score 91/100

Glenlivet Nadurra First Fill Batch FF0716

Single malt whisky is a real chameleon. Its maturation time will greatly affect its final character. Malt whisky can be peated to a variety of ppm levels. It can be finished (or matured entirely) in a variety of cask types; red wine, port, sherry, white wine, madeira wine, rum casks, and it can be matured in a variety of cask sizes. Malt whisky...

Score 86/100

Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Finish

This is from a bottle from several years ago. I kept a small sample. I honestly can’t remember if this has changed much. I seem to remember perfume notes . . . but I’m not sure. It is one of those bottles I had during the extreme days of my “peat-madness.” I was totally uninterested in it. I still don’t think much of it. On this night I tasted it...

Score 74/100

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

Dram, neat, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The pour is a deep amber with not a hell of a lot of leg structure forming. Nose: Heavy on cinnamon and cloves, opening up to vanilla and baked pear. Let it open up further to vanilla cinnamon ice cream. Taste: Too tannic and sharp for me- astringent and bitter like cinnamon stick. Over the top oakiness...

Score 66/100