The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Michael Jackson
"House Style - Flowery, fruity, peach. Aperitif.".

THE GLENLIVET, 12-year-old, 40% abv

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Color - Pale gold.
Nose - Remarkably flowery, clean and soft.
Body - Light to medium, firm, smooth.
Palate - Flowery, peachy, notes of vanilla, delicate balance between sweetness and malty dryness.
Finish - Restrained, long, gently warming.

Score

Malt Whisky File: John Lamond & Robin Tucek

Sweetness - 8

Peatiness - 4

Availability - 10

Color - Straw with a definite greenness to its edge.
Nose - Leafy, floral, slightly maly, very fragrant.
Flavour - Sherry cask on palate with typical honeyed shortbread-sweet flavour.
Finish - Good length.

THE GLENLIVET ARCHIVE, 43% abv

Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Color - Full gold.
Nose - Light, fresh peatiness. Appetizing.
Body - Medium. Very firm. Smooth.
Palate - Sweet, some syrupiness. Slightly lacking in middle. Nutty finish. Rounded, gentle.
Finish - Lightly dry, peaty, toasty. Warming.

Score

THE GLENLIVET, 18-year-old, 43% abv

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Color - Deep gold to amber.
Nose - Elements beautifully combined. Depth of flowery aromas. Very light touch of peatiness. Some sweetness and a hint of sherryish oak. lightly appetizing.
Body - Firm, smooth.
Palate - Flowery and sweet at first, then developing peach-stone nuttiness.
Finish - Dry appetizing. Very long, with interplay of sweet and bitter flavours.

Score

Malt Whisky File: John Lamon & Robin Tucek

Sweetness - 6

Peatiness - 5

Availability - 3

Color - Quite deep amber with gold highlights.
Nose - Quite full-bodied, medium-sweet with a dark, soft nuttiness, a good, peaty character with a lightly honeyed, almost Christmas cake richness and a gentle peaty fruitness.
Palate - Big-bodied, smooth, round, soft, rich and medium-sweet, slightly toffeeyed and gently peated.
Finish - Rich with a touch of spice, a light, elegant, smoky touch to the tail and surprisingly dry.

THE GLENLIVET, 21-year-old, 43% abv

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Color - Full amber.
Nose - Emphatic sherry character.
Body - Soft, medium.
Palate - At first, very sherryish indeed, with an oloroso character. As the palate develops, that flowery-spicy note becomes strongly evident.
Finish - Again, lots of sherry.

Score

THE GLENLIVET, 21-year-old, Gordon and MacPhail, 43% abv

Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Color - Full gold.
Nose - Earth, sherryish (fino or amontillado?)
Body - Soft
Palate - Sherryish, with a flowery-spicy balance eventually emerging. Dash of herbal, leafy, peaty smokiness.
Finish - Smooth, long-lasting.

Score

Malt Whisky File: John Lamon & Robin Tucek

Sweetness - 6

Peatiness - 7

Availability - 4

Color - Full amber with good gold highlights.
Nose - Sweet and fruity (peaches) with touches of oaky vanilla.
Flavour - Smooth, medium-sweet, round and full-bodied, gently malty.
Finish - Long and toffee-like.

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