Glenlivet 18 Year old

If Too Smooth Is Possible

Reviewed by
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vanPelt

Date:

23rd May 2012

Reviewer rating:

87

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The average score for this whisky is 85.

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Tasting Notes by vanPelt

Nose: Homemade buttery banana caramel pudding. Sherry overtones, and one can imagine a dry Bartlett pear in the back.

Palate: Opens with the smooth creaminess and tartness of a mouth-watering limoncello, but without the sweetness. This develops to guava, smoothed over with faint caramel. Above the guava are other light flavors of nutmeg and wild strawberry.

Finish: Long, with vanilla draping the fresh whites of orange rinds and slight cedar.

Amazingly smooth at all stages. The guava-lemon-caramel flavor presents high balance, and the mouthfeel's thickness defies the lighter flavors. The experience is almost too pleasant, so my main complaint would be that I prefer more complexity and development. A hard complaint to make though.

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Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Glenlivet

Bottling:

Region:

Speyside

ABV:

43%

Colour:

Sunlight

Glenlivet 18 Year old If Too Smooth Is Possible Reviewed on 2012-05-23T04:59:00 scoring 87/100 by vanPelt

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