Glenlivet 1997 VM The Cooper's Choice

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Glenlivet
Bottler	The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd. (VM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1997
Bottled Year	2009
Age	12년
Cask Type	Hogshead
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	46.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside

Flavor Profile

Vanilla

Oaky

Sweet

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Floral

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Nutty

Citrus

Herbal

Chocolate

Peaty

Smoky

Maritime

Tasting Notes

Colour

light gold

air Nose

these old style Glenlivets have this rather fat, pine needle quality I find and this one really shows it in spades. Peppery, fatty, waxy and with this glistening, syrupy fruitiness. Bright, juicy, full of various shades of citrus, different oils, herbal resins, sheep wool, tropical fruit salad, herbal toothpaste and menthol cigarette tobacco. Just a totally different world of character and style compared to today’s Glenlivets. It’s bottlings such as this one which makes me increasingly feel that you could almost consider all distilleries ‘closed’ distilleries to some extent

restaurant Palate

full of precious oils, resins, herbal extracts, menthol, soot, camphor, cedar wood and dried mint. Develops a wonderfully rich and natural sweetness that hinges around glazed fruits, children’s cough syrups and mint liqueur

timer Finish

long, citrusy, waxy, full of orange oil, dried herbs, heather honey, wildflowers and a little caraway

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