Glenlivet 1970 29 Year Old Sherry Cask John Milroy

Glenlivet 16 Year Old Nadurra

This is my first Glenlivet apart from a 1971 Berry Bros I tried last year, which was outstanding. It's nice to find a light and fresh, non-sherried Speysider and the colour of the Nadurra is testament to new American oak casks, a lovely barley gold. The nose is white pepper and honeycomb and I would say better with a cap of water. Without it's a...

Score 85/100

Glenlivet 18 Year Old

I tried this one at the bar. At first I was impressed with the perfect swetness and sherry flavors. But there is no smoke, and many others taste similar and cost a lot less. If this is all they have at the bar amidst blends, then I would order it. But bringing home a bottle is out of the question. I now have a list of 13 more malts that were all...

Score 82/100

Glenlivet Master Distiller's Reserve

This is the first Single Malt I ever purchased for myself. I got it after tasting it at the duty free in Heathrow. So, I guess it makes sense that this will be my first review. Since I am new at this, I will include the Glenlivet's write up with my own comments. Enough preamble: lets get to it! The color: Distillery - Bright gold Training Wheels...

Score 85/100

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

Prelude: Yes, another Glenlivet 12 review. Why, you might ask? Good question. The answer is in three parts as follows: 1) pure self-interest (more on this in a minute); 2) to see if I can't remind myself and others about the "reference" malt; 3) to compare seemingly unfavourable reviews of recent bottlings against an older bottling I...

Score 78/100