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Glenlivet 12 Year Double Oak
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
February 20, 2019 (edited April 18, 2019)
Picked up a 50ml of this to give it a try...
APPEARANCE: Pours into my Glencairn a light straw color. A quick swirl yields very slow to form medium size legs.
NOSE: Nose starts out nice. Very Grain Forward. Honeycomb, Raisins, Green Apples, Leather and Tea. After a while a distinct Sherry note develops. With more time, it swells and dominates all the other notes.
NEAT: Slightly Sweetened Tea. Grain Heavy. Light Vanilla, Honey, Smoke, and a hint of Black Pepper. Very few of the Fruit Notes transfer from the nose. Not much complexity. This is followed by a very Short Bitter finish. No burn with a slight warming sensation on the way down. Coats with a lingering Bitterness, Light Sweetness, and Black Pepper.
SPLASH: No noticeable change to the nose. Sweetens the palate somewhat. Brings out a little Sherry.
VERDICT: The whole experience was very "Irish-ish". The nose started out very promising, but ended up being dominated by Sherry. Not many of the promising notes from the nose transferred to the palate. Glad that I tried a 50ml instead of purchasing an entire bottle.
48.0
USD
per
Bottle
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Definitely agree, way overpriced IMO. I bought the 375 and it was too much.
@BDanner it’s also wildly mispriced, just for the name. There’s an unfair association that everything produced by household recognized name brands ( Macallan, Balvenie, Glenfiddich, and Glenmorangie ) will be really good
@PBMichiganWolverine it definitely was not. I’ve just got to recondition my thought process to accept that a $48 Single Malt Scotch is the equivalent of a $15 Bourbon.
@BDanner I always thought this was the base product they used for their other offerings and finishes. Never seemed to be something worthy to stand on its own