Glenlivet 12 Year Illicit Still

Reminds me of a higher proof Glenlivet Founders Reserve. Not my favorite, but not awful either. I can't speak for other parts of the country but at a sub-$40 price point out here in CA, this is a bit of a bargain. Comes in just under 100 proof but it tastes of its proof as well. Underlying alcohol hotness throughout the taste, with a hint of chocolatey sweetness. I found there to be a slightly medicinal bitterness about the aftertaste. This tastes rough around the edges but perhaps that was the idea, given the illicit nature of the original whiskey of which this is named after? I don't know about this one. If French Oak wasn't so damned hard to find out here, I'd happily pay the $30-$40 price bump for a bottle of that over this.