Jose-Massu-Espinel
Glenlivet Guardians' Chapter
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
October 22, 2022 (edited October 23, 2022)
In 2013, Glenlivet asked their "Guardians" (which are a group of people worldwide who have suscribed to Glenlivet promotions) to choose a new, cask strength and non-chill filthered expression, out of three possible single malts, originally called "Classic", "Revival" and "Exotic".
People spoke, and "Exotic", a whisky mostly matured in spanish red wine casks, was the winner with 39% of the votes, making this one the first crowd sourced Glenlivet ever.
24.000 decanters where ever released, and they where bottled at 48.7%abv.
On the nose, it starts with some nice fruitiness. Cherries, peaches, tobacco and sawdust. Mint. The first bose felt like this is not a young dram. After havinga sip, the aroma gave me orange spongy cake, buiscuits.
On the palate, it is very pleasant. Orange peel, super citric, Raw rice and chocolate. Oranges, a metallic note that is really delicious. Red apples. Super complex.
Aftertaste offers a good ending to a wonderful whisky. Tobacco, hay, grass, earthiness and salt. It really feels mildly peaty. Dry.
Overall, this was a very solid, pleasant, elegant dram. Complex, delicious and full of flavor, this is a winner in my books. I don't think this is super expensive, but it can be considered "rare"; nevertheless i strongly recommend anyone to try this one if you have the chance. My score for it is 92 over 100.
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