Glenlivet 12 Year (Old Label)

NOSE: Vanilla, oak, maple syrup TASTE: Starts sweet, peppery, ends caramel

Light amber color. Aromas and palate of vanilla, citrus, and a lingering alcohol and slightly smoky finish

No burn, less scotch (peated) taste than most. My favorite scotch so far, as I am not a scotch guy.

That is smooth. Vanilla on the front and a lingering hit in the throat

As a single malt Scotch, this has a mash bill of 100% malted barley. It's yellow gold in the glass, 80 proof and 12 years old. A 375ml bottle cost me $26.49 at the Uptown Total Wine store here in Albuquerque - at that price you'd think that I can't afford a fifth, but in fact doubling the amount doesn't come anywhere near doubling the price, and next time around I'll get a fifth. NOSE: Granny Smith apples, pineapple, bananas, honey, apple juice, a very faint hint of liniment which actually isn't unpleasant, musty grain, and toasted oak. MOUTHFEEL: Thin. TASTE: Watered down honey, astringent oak, apple pie without the crust. FINISH: Long, with gentle oak, spring water. I really dislike the metal seal - I thought initially that it was plastic, and so I didn't take great care using my thumbnail on the tab. It was more of a painful surprise than actual pain, but it did hurt, and pulling the metal strip off to break the seal was at least as difficult as pulling the tape from a wax seal. But the whisky itself is good. It's not terribly complex, especially on the tongue - the nose is considerably more complex - but it's a nice, light, and fruity whisky.