Glenlivet 1989 SMWS 2.48 Creamy custard tart

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Glenlivet
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1989
Bottled Year	2003
Age	13년
Cask Type	Hogshead
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	59.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Creamy

Vanilla

Sweet

Oaky

Honey

Fruity

Nutty

Floral

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Citrus

Chocolate

Herbal

Smoky

Maritime

Peaty

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

doesn’t start very boldly, it’s rather blocked by the alcohol, unusually grassy for Glenlivet, spirity and mineral. Just hints of sour woodiness, cocoa. With water: indeed, some additional aromas are unleashed but it never really gets ‘open’. Fresh almonds, apple peelings and just touches of vanilla, then plain barley. Very close to the barley, I’d say

restaurant Palate

rather brutal, estery, with something unusual in the background. White chocolate? Marshmallows for sure. With water: easier, rounder, sweeter but still a tad estery. Not quite all on pear drops but there are pear drops as well as tinned pineapples

timer Finish

medium long, half grassy half fruity (pears, apples). A little pepper and something slightly metallic

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