Glenlivet 18 Year

The nose is initially rather ethereal and not very incisive, it takes a while to open up, finally presenting itself with hints of green apple, walnuts, a drop of honey. Above all, a turf with wildflowers. Freshly cut wood. Thin and elegant. The palate is affected by a certain alcoholic puncture, accompanied by a strong presence of malt, with again green apple, honey, raisins, lemon zest. Bitterness of walnuts and dryness of the wood. Definitely more messed up than the smell. Medium finish, made of wood, green apple, walnuts. The so-called elegance of Glenlivet here has gone astray! Perhaps the influence of the French oak was deleterious, unbalancing the aromas and bringing the whisky further away from the signature of the distillery. Too bad, because the smell was not bad at all.