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Glayva Whisky Liqueur
Herbal/Spice Liqueurs — Scotland
Reviewed
September 21, 2020 (edited February 2, 2023)
Appearance: Translucent copper gold.
Aroma: Floral honey, light citrus and mild spices (a touch of anise).
Flavour and Texture: Honey, citrus and cinnamon initially, developing towards a broader range of botanicals including clove and nutmeg. Sweet through to the aftertaste. The texture is thick, a little syrupy, but pleasingly sumptuous.
Glayva and Drambuie are similar and in a blind tasting (if you had not had either for a while) you might be hard pressed to distinguish them, but you would certainly recognize that you were tasting two different liqueurs.
Drambuie is a little "brighter" and "spiky". It also has a slightly hotter palate and a profile that is somehow more medicinal. Glayva is softer, more rounded and the botanical background seems to be more complex and have better balance.
Both are good, and it's just a matter of personal taste which you would prefer (I prefer Glayva, myself). At the price it's a good value whisky liqueur.
"Good" : 84/100 (3.75 stars)
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D'you know what? Slightly off topic, but I knew of Drambuie, did not know of Glayva; even so, all this time and I hadn't even realised that Drambuie was a whisky liqueur - not only that but that you can also buy a 15-year old single malt Drambuie liqueur. Thanks for confirming that I know that I know nothing.
@cascode Looking forward to reading your tastings, even if I can't find the liqueurs myself :)
@ContemplativeFox & @jonwilkinson7309 I'll be reviewing a few more whisky liqueurs in the near future. One is Australian so probably very hard to get overseas, the other two are Scottiosh but may have limited distribution. There used to be about a dozen easily obtainable Scotch and Irish whisky liqueurs but in the last two decades a lot have been discontinued.
@jonwilkinson7309 I hadn't heard of it either. It sounds better as a sipper, but I suspect many cocktails would benefit from that added spikiness.
It sounds lovely, and I had never heard of it before. It doesn't appear to be sold in the US. Perhaps an add on for my next Whisky Exchange order.