Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet 14 Year

A decent dram but not worth the price point in my honest opinion. There are better 14 year old expressions out there.

It's soft on the nose, defined by creamy pear with faint clove and baking spice notes. The taste is the same, though slightly acetone. Rather lacking in complexity and richness. Not great but oddly endearing.

Pours a lovely light straw color, no carmel in this non chill-filtered dram. Noses a sweet honeyed malt with some floral and fruit (apple?) overtones. These come through on the initial tasting and are followed with a lively peppery note on the follow through, I think from the oak. Experimenting, I have found the peppery aspect decreases with either allowing the dram to breath for a few minutes, or adding a few DROPS of water to the dram. (A splash of water simply turns this dram in to a nondescript mess.) We all have different preferences. There is no smoke, peat, or sherry in this dram. It is one of those gentle malt and slightly floral drams. If you enjoy that style (and I do) this would be a good one for you to try. (I personally would list Glen Grant 12, Glenmorangie 10, Ancnoc 12, and Compass Box Artist Blend in that group.)