Glenlivet 1996 JM Old Masters - Cask Strength Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenlivet |
| Bottler | James MacArthur (JM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
yellow fruits, acacia honey, overripe melon, peaches, nectar, pollens - the most stunningly elegant and layered aroma. It oozes this impression of fatness and texture but is also riddled with these soft, complex fruity touches which you just almost never find in such ancient bottles. Tinned fruits preserved in their own syrups, yellow flowers and ancient meat laced with salt. Hypnotic and totally stunning
restaurant Palate
the insulation provided by the higher alcohol is immediately evident. The mouthfeel is just wonderful and this sense of synchronicity with the nose - that you rarely get with much older whiskies - really sings here with all these sticky yellow fruits and syrups. Quince, apricot jam, golden sultans, the most gentle and elegant of peat smokes and wee herbal kisses. Beyond that the complexity really builds with orange peel, rose syrup, cardamom and bitter herbal teas
timer Finish
medium and on many softer spice tones, white pepper, bitter citrus piths, kumquat and some rather dusty but punchy waxiness
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