Glenlivet 18-year-old Batch Reserve
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenlivet |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 18년 |
| Cask Type | 1st & 2nd Fill American Oak & ex-Sherry casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
as expected, leafy and cakey. Then bay leaves, apple peel, ginger, cinnamon, roasted nuts, bitter oranges, rather strong ale and a wee glass of ginger tonic. My older notes seem to suggest that earlier batches of this 18 were less oak-driven and rather fruitier and rounder
restaurant Palate
very malty, pretty sherried, very leafy, a tad bitter(ish), as if there was some European oak involved. I'll say it again, minimal strengths do not cope too well with heavier oak extractions, in my humbler experience, even 43% works much better. Some roasted chestnuts, some green tea, zests, more bay leaf, a little maraschino, allspice, ginger and cinnamon, then more nutmeg…
timer Finish
medium, rather nicer, with more honey and maple syrup, even if the aftertaste is pretty oak-spicy and drying again. Cocoa powder