Glenlivet 11 Year Old 2001 Provenance

Glenlivet Cipher

I laugh at whiskies like these. I laugh at marketing tactics like these. All well and good for the casual drinker hurrying through Travel Retail looking to bring home a story. But grumpy bloggers like me, who have a point to prove, can only roll their eyes as far back into their sockets as they'll go and emit distasteful snorts. First up, let me...

Score 71/100

Glenlivet 11 Year Old 2007 Signatory for Getränkenwelt Weiser & Flickenshild

Well, then, here is the sixth and final sister cask from this series that I will be trying. Again one of those first fill sherry casks at extremely high ABV, filled in March 2007 and bottled in November of last year for the German shop Getränkenwelt Weiser & Flickenshild. Oh, lest I forget, it is also the darkest member of the gang. I know...

Score 89/100

Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Finish

I get goosebumps thinking about this one. Such a strong strong nose - as if lying in a field of flowers coated in honey. On it's own the spices wrestle with slowly roasting fruit. Add a dash of water and it's like tucking into a damn good cake after a big Christmas lunch.

Score 93/100

Glenlivet 18 Year Old

A brilliant nose smacking of honeycomb, burnt citrus, chocolate, treacle, traces of banana and fruity barley. Dry and silky smooth palate full of glorious spices like star anise and cinnamon. But mostly honeycomb, citrus and strong, mature oak covered in thick burnt caramel. Substantially long dry finish that stays on and on. A must have late...

Score 90/100