Nose: Loads of familiar sour lemon, faint hints of banana and mild barley bread, traces of honey floral, very pleasant, if straight forward glenlivet. Up front the sour fruit bitterness has the lions share, delicate sugars follow and fairly mild smoke and honey, nicely rounded and little harshness. For a "youngish" concoction the Founders Reserve doesn't seem second rate or "green" at all, and manages to finish with an impressive smoothness. Not much in the way of complexity but certainly not bland either, this is a sweeter scotch that bourbon drinkers would appreciate. Not sure what they were shooting for with this one but I doubt this will disappoint most Glenlivet fans out there as it seems like a good easy after dinner drinker. Would go great with a Fuente Short Story.