Glenlivet 2007 12 Year The Distillery Reserve Collection (Cask # 238202)

Visiting The Glenlivet is always something marvelous. Specially if they have refurbished the whole visitor centre, as they have. The "First Legal Single Malt" have take advantage of the pandemic to work in their distillery, to enhance the experience of the people who visit the premises. There, i booked a Single Cask Strength Tasting; and they gave us some really awesome whiskies that you can only access by buying them in the distillery, nowhere else (except maybe a second hand bottle in auctions). I will start my series of reviews with a Beautiful Glenlivet 12yo Cask Strength, drawn from a single 1st fill sherry butt, Cask Number #238202, bottled at 58%abv. On the nose, it is very Sweet. Coffee, banana, vanilla, candied cherries. A second sip gave me oranges, hazelnuts and aromas like a waffer with cream. The palate was pure perfection. Prunes, gooseberries, oloroso sherry, red fruits. Very sulphuric and powerful, red wine and black pepper. A second sip gave me tiramisú dessert and sherry. Aftertaste is wonderfully sweet. Chocolate, shortbread, vanilla, cream and christmas cake. Overall, we have started this whisky flight with an amazing whisky. Glenlivet has an amazing spirit that at a higher strength, with a perfectly picked barrel should always develop into a great single Malt. Full of flavor and very enjoyable, my score for this beauty is 96 over 100.