50ml neat in Glencairn at home. Nose is fruit forward, with banana over some apples, pineapples, sugar cane, with a note of damp hay underneath. Not offensive, but I am not a big fan of banana-dominant whiskies. Taste switches the apple and banana in prominence; I definitely get a rummy ethanol presence coming through after the fruity front, with sweetness coating the gums after the short finish. I tend to find Glenlivet rather boring; this is not great, for me, but it is not boring either. I am growing to like it a bit, actually. I will also give it an extra tick for calling it "Reserve" instead of "Cask." 10-5-2020
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