Glenlivet Founder's Reserve

does the job but no distinct flavors shine through

I want to hate this but I dont. It’s not highly interesting and a bit watery. But it’s supposed to be. For what they claim they set out to do they’ve accomplished. It’s an entry level scotch but it’s full of banana and fruit and it is very pleasant.

Very fruity to the nose - fresh apples, fig, apricot, some spirit notes among them. It feels very young even to the nose straight from the beginning. Same - apples, spirit, some barley, a bit bitter to the tongue. Some cocoa to the palate? Very oily, mouthfilling and mouth-feeling. Just as sweet as it needs to be - some toffee and apricot. What is to mark that it is very-very easy to drink. It has 40% abv which feels like 35%. Very gentle, but really lacks of complexity and diversity. Definitely not “a piss in the bottle” as some comments say but a solid three-point whiskey. (It can also be regarded to Balblair 05 by the taste but much much simpler one). Finish is not remarkable but pleasant. To sum up - very simple and gentle, really easy to drink, but I liked it. Maybe because it is really underrated?