So it’s been a minute since I’ve had Glenlivet 12, so I poured a little as a comparison. But I’ll mainly be focusing on the 15. The nose has a nice pear and citrus fragrance that jumps out along with some dried mango. There is a light nuttiness and light vanilla icing and some baking spices. The palate is lightly sweet and juicy with more dried mango, some pear, a buttery walnut note along with spicy oak and a nice black pepper catch in the back of the palate as you swallow. The finish is medium with lingering dried mango, sweet vanilla and black pepper. There is a faint whisper of that walnut note from the palate as well. This is definitely an improvement over the standard 12. Possibly it’s the finishing I’m French Oak? This one is darker, more rounded and slightly more interesting than the 12.