Glenlivet reviews

This is my first Glenlivet apart from a 1971 Berry Bros I tried last year, which was outstanding. It's nice to find a light and fresh, non-sherried Speysider and the colour of the Nadurra is testament…

I picked up my bottle at the same time as I picked up my bottle of Macallan Fine Oak 12 yr old. I pick up a bottle or two every payday and this time I'd promised my lovely wife a couple of bottles of…

Nose: Sweet, hints of pineapple, vanilla, cinnamon, green apples, pears, a little pine, pine nuts, fresh oak. Palate: Light to medium bodied, fruity, oily, eucalyptus notes, spice and pepper notes, some…

A brilliant nose smacking of honeycomb, burnt citrus, chocolate, treacle, traces of banana and fruity barley. Dry and silky smooth palate full of glorious spices like star anise and cinnamon. But mostly…

This is the first Single Malt I ever purchased for myself. I got it after tasting it at the duty free in Heathrow. So, I guess it makes sense that this will be my first review. Since I am new at this,…

Nose: sweet, mellow, hinting at fruit, wood, a touch of menthol. Pleasant and light.Taste: light-to-medium body. The initial sweetness is of strawberry, and this is carried through across the tongue as…

. I am actually extremely new to scotch whisky single malt. My 1st scotch was a blend; The Dimple, Pinch. A scotch blend that I do not recommend. Sharp and quickly ending in taste. I then went with a…

Understated oak and hints of syrupy maple on the nose. The palate delivers the same but with aplomb as the flavors dance and bounce off your tongue beautifully. There's vanilla and chocolate every where…

I get goosebumps thinking about this one. Such a strong strong nose - as if lying in a field of flowers coated in honey. On it's own the spices wrestle with slowly roasting fruit. Add a dash of water and…

The Glenlivet drew my attention straight out of the box, coming swathed as it does in a delightful waxed paper, printed with the emblem and labelling of the whisky. Irrelevant to the taste, of course …