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Glenlivet 12 Year Double Oak
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
February 7, 2026 (edited February 8, 2026)
⚠️ [NOTE 1: Price reflects one 750-mL bottle purchased in person (excluding all taxes, shipping/delivery, fees, gratuity/tips, discount codes, etc.).]
⚠️ [NOTE 2: Tasting notes below reflect approximately 4.5 oz consumed neat at room temperature in a Glencairn glass from a newly purchased bottle, over the course of approximately one hour from start to finish. Two drops of bottled water were added roughly halfway through.]
👁 OPTICS | Dull honey in color. Slightly cloudy. Thin, yet somewhat gelatinous and oily.
👃 OLFACTION | Predominantly honey and baking-spice sweetness, masking a subtler layer of green/sour apple and tropical fruit (particularly banana). Virtually zero ethanol scent/burn without unnaturally deep inhalation. Overall mild, muddled, subdued, and simplistic. Minimal change post-water droplets, aside from slight increase in each olfactory element's intensity (most noticeably the Oloroso sherry).
👅 PALATE | Immediate general sweetness, slowly evolving into milder notes of honey, sweet bread, Oloroso sherry, and feint orange peel. Consistent and pleasantly-balanced (albeit generic) spiciness from start to finish. Orchard fruits (mainly red apple, with ethereal traces of pear), cinnamon, and vanilla emerged shortly after introducing water drops.
👄 MOUTHFEEL | Refreshing, moderately crisp, watery, and extremely thin...perhaps to a fault (though slightly thicker after adding water droplets). Mild tingliness/burn, particularly upon swallowing.
🏁 FINISH | Dried straw/hay flavors, with lingering (but short-lived) "spiciness" and persisting hints of Oloroso sherry and vanilla. Long-lasting sandy/salty, "arid", and subtle cinnamon overtones.
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