Glenlivet 19 Year Old 1992 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

After a fantastic vacation with my daughter in Vancouver, I came back home to...being sick. It has not been pleasant but now that I'm on the mend, I thought I would get back into the writing with something simple, basic, not too complicated. It doesn't really get easier than this one. Although the Glenlivet distillery has been around since time...

Score 83/100

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 Founder's Reserve

This is the new NAS Glenlivet - not sure if it is meant to replace the popular 12 Year Old, or if it has just been added to the range. It comes wrapped in a copy of the original license to distill, issued in 1824 to founder George Smith, and contained in a box with a nice eye-catching blue colour. Not sure why it's called Founder's Reserve, as it...

Score 78/100

Glenlivet Cipher

The Glenlivet Cipher is a great example of a whisky whose marketing overwhelms the actual liquid itself. The packaging is a black box (with some hard to see black-on-black lettering, kind of like a word search puzzle), within which is an opaque black bottle (with some similar lettering). If you look hard enough for them, you'll find typical...

Score 90/100