The Cooper's Choice

Glenlivet Distillery

1972, 30 Years Old

The Cooper's Choice

ABV: 46%

Age: 30 Years Old

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Speyside

Overall
Score

8.2

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dense. Tobacco leaf, apple bowl/dried apple, stewed fruit, rum and raisin, cold tea.

Palate

Chewy, concentrated and sweet, (cream sherry?). Treacle. Big sherry influence and firm grip.

Finish

Dry bracken.

Comment

The cask overwhelms things slightly.

Taster Score

7.8

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