Glenlivet ( Official) - 12 years - 12 y.o. - 40,0%4
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- Bottler:
- Official
- Age:
- 12 years
- Alcohol:
- 40,0%
- Bottle details:
- average
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- (75,92)
- price class:
4 notes disponibles en français
Henrik Johansson
Appearance: Bright yellow, new gold.
Nose: Mellow and peppery. Floral, leafy, fresh fruit, new wood
Flavour: The mouth feel is very clean and creamy, smooth textures. Salty and smooth to begin with, then leathery with a whiff of spring fruits. Salty and sharper towards the end. Leather lingers in the finnish.
Development: Best drink fast. After an hour in the air the aromas have reduced significantly in intensity and developed a feeling of spilled ale.
Comments: An exceptionally smooth and pleasant dram. The best 12 year old Speyside malt I've tried.
2008Johannes_Sauer
Colour: Bright golden amber, colour added.
Nose: Very soft but attractive, vanilla and white chocolate backed by an easy and not disturbing but very enriching spritty note (furniture polish). Also dried figs and a very nice and soft musty note (dusty attic).
Taste: Very nice, rich and creamy on the palate. Latte machiato with caramel and chocolate syrup. Fulfilling and rich, very nice balanced between sweet white sugar and more dry wooden notes.
Finish:Still sweet and creamy but surprisingly quick for a 12yo retarding and flattening out.
Conc.: A nice dram after and a great cigar malt with an allright price ratio, easy, uncomplicated and not at all demanding.
Date: 29. December 2010
Price in Germany: ca 29 Euro
2010
A slight malted and acidulate smell let easily categorize this whisky among those of the Speyside area. Not really complex.
The palate confirms the nose. A good whisky, but a little "flat" compared to other malts from this area. The finish, short, is not unforgettable.
A good bottle, certainly considering its price. A low entry bottle which gives quite a good idea of what single malt is, but without all the richness which makes a very good single malt.
2003The second nosing was also marked by this slightly acid hint (citrus fruit - sweet lemon).
The palate felt the same acidity, rather straight, without complexity, but however rather pleasant.
A short finish, coming back to the malt with still the presence of sweet citrus fruit.
2004
