Glenlivet 12 Year Illicit Still

Before 1824, every whisky distillery in Scotland was illicit. It was actually The Glenlivet the one to obtain the very first legal permit to distill and sell whisky. It was also the first distillery to get an certificate of Intelectual Property, to be the only one y that can use "The Glenlivet" name. This expression called "Illicit Stills", tells the stories of this distillery back in the early 1800s, and it has been designed to taste like the original Glenlivet, the one that existed before legalization. Bottled at 48%abv, golden color. On the nose it is very complex and nice. Green apples, detergent, toffee and ginger. Very clean and fruity. There is this apple spice that is lovely. No alcohol note, but feels strong on the nose, very appealing. After 3 minutes a recently baked brownies note has appeared. Amazing. It feels cold, gooseberries and dry grass. After the first sip, the aroma was all about peaches. Syrup. On the palate, i find it delicious. Raw rice, pears, honey, cardbox, oak spices. The second sip was sweeter, a nice caramel note, peaches, gooseberries, burnt hay. It is very nice. It is like licking the glue to close an envelope. Fantastic dram. Papers, old books. Aftertaste... was peaty? Paper, cardbox, hay, earthy. Wonderful. Ashtray, cigarrettes, very peaty finish. Overall, i had heard that this one was good, but i never expected it to be THIS GOOD. An enormous, very enjoyable, complex, fairly strong dram; full of fruity, spicy and peaty flavors. This is what whisky should be. I don't think this is the best whisky ever, but it is a lovely expression that should be tasted by all whisky lovers. My score for it is 96 over 100.

Kind of sweet on the nose and the pallet. Very good. Still a hint of the traditional spiciness that you find from the region. Good stuff.