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Glenlivet 12 Year Double Oak
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
August 21, 2021 (edited August 23, 2021)
N: Tropical notes: mango, pineapple, and a splash of banana - plus something less familiar - starfruit or dragon fruit maybe. Lemon citrus with a mild kitchen cleaner vibe to it. Sour red fruit that changes to sour candy over time. Nutty, bready. Little bit of vanilla, maybe some almond extract.
P: Semi-sweet with traditional caramel and vanilla mixed with a muted smoothie blend of the tropical notes on the nose. Short flashes of toffee, chocolate, and light roast coffee. Heavier middle with raisin, plum, and fig. Finish begins by layering cinnamon on top of the heavier fruits - really nice transition. Cinnamon and baking spice leave some lingering heat, but otherwise give way to more vanilla and some bitter almond. A nice, cool mint builds in way late.
Super solid and completely inoffensive in any way. It's almost boring - in that good, comforting, familiar way that we all probably need sometimes. It's a solid entry-level for the brand. Also feels like it might be a good entry point for someone curious about Scotch generally or single malts - reasonably priced and abundant, easy to drink, just enough complexity to be worth a dissection.
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