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Glenlivet 14 Year Cognac Cask Selection
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
August 11, 2021 (edited August 13, 2022)
N: Strawberry candy which quickly softens to a fresh strawberry. That's followed by a pungent, tart fruit that I can't quite place. Then a lemon that leans toward a kitchen cleaner type of scent (which fits and is still pleasant). Dried red fruit drops in heavy like a bass line. Few hints of vanilla, toffee, and maybe even coffee lingering deep in the background.
P: Red fruit leads with a big, tingly punch to the tongue. Wood tannins and heat get started early. Smooths out a bit in the middle with vanilla, toffee, tea with honey, and something that just seems to land between very dark chocolate and coffee. Finish brings more tannins, bitter this time, and less heat. A creamy citrus note (also bitter), plus white bread and white tea. Lingering bitterness and a hint of baking spice close it out.
This is fine. Nothing special, nothing terrible. It feels like a small risk, small reward sort of endeavor. I would not repeat this. The 15 is more complicated and interesting for relatively little more in cost; the 12 more approachable and cheaper.
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Nice review. I got a 50ml of this and the 15 with a purchase of the 12 this past Xmas. Looking forward to trying them.