ABV 50%
The Glenlivet Alpha Single Malt Whisky - £699.00
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Perfect for a summer's day, I hope we actually get one this year!
Sophie Donovan
The Glenlivet
Brand
Alpha
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
50%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Quite a soft and mellow nose, light caramel and honey, Fox's Galcier Mints. Beeswax, sweet and floral, with marmalade.
Palate: Fresh and floral at first, more caramel, light woody notes, fresh sawdust. Barley sugar sweets, biscuity with an oily mouthfeel.
Finish: Short and sweet, easy drinking.
Comment: Perfect for a summer's day, I hope we actually get one this year!
Score: 8.1
Taster
Nose: Mint caramel bars, melting marshmallow, Big Red chewing gum, black treacle, tinned peaches, crumble topping, honeycomb and chocolate, fresh pineapple juice.
Palate: Dense, creamy, almost olive oil. Mango and chilli sauce, honey and lemon and then that chilli spice kick returns.
Finish: Long, juicy with exotic fruit notes. Buttery right at the end.
Comment: Classic Speyide notes but there is a twist to them, a cask finish? A fun and intriguing concept. Blind tasting a blind tasting, surely some irony...
Score: 8.4
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