Glenlivet Founder's Reserve

N: Dusty and musty fruit - not pleasant. Caramel, vanilla, ethanol. Super thin citrus and tropical fruit. Some sour fruit, more ethanol. P: Thin and watery. Vanilla and caramel. Vague fruitiness. Some bread notes. Oak bitterness. Some heat, cinnamon, baking spice on the finish, but short lived. This is one of the saddest whiskies I've had. It has little character and no body and tries to hide that behind a little bit of oak heat and bitterness on the finish. But nothing comes before it. This only fools the newest of new to the whisky world. It's not undrinkable per se, but it's a hard pass. And also a terrible value, since there are plenty of pretty damn good scotches in the $30-40 range.

Pretty standard, a little smoky and bitter. Boozy and buttery nose.

Nose: Toffee/ caramel, fruit - apple/pear, sweet. A little floral and mint/ menthol Palate: Sweet, orchard fruit (mainly pear, some sweet apple), toffee (penny caramel), a little milk chocolate. Hints of aniseed Finish: Medium finish. Toffee sweetness, sultanas, pear drops. Hints of vanilla and a sweet apple on the aftertaste. This is an easy dram to drink. It’s too sweet for my palate, but it has a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and hardly any spice, so it just seems to disappear from the glass. Not a memorable dram at all, but there’s nothing wrong with that. OK, if a little sweet.