Glenlivet Distillery
ABV 46%
Softness and subtlety is underrated these days, but can be more complex as any big old bruiser.
Dave Broom
Murray McDavid Mission
Brand
1974
Expression
Single Malt
Type
28
Age (Years)
46%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Gentle and floral, apple (fruit/blossom), heather, pear, raspberry, chocolate. Sweet oak.
Palate: Soft start, a burst of sweetness with gentle waves of flavour: flowers, nutty oak, malt, dried grasses and orchard fruits. Subtle and balanced.
Finish: Complex, nutty.
Comment: Softness and subtlety is underrated these days, but can be more complex as any big old bruiser.
Score: 8.5
Taster
Nose: Flowery. Camomile.
Palate: Creamy Flowery. Pollen-like. Dusty. Perfumy.
Finish: Sweet lemons.
Comment: The most feminine Glenlivet I have encountered.
Score: 8.8
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