Glenlivet 1975 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

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

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

Lots of summer and Autumn fruits, such as apples and grapes, with a great bit of straw and leather come through on the nose. The taste is surprisingly clean sweet and fruity. Where the finish has a slight burn but other than that it is long lasting grains and apples.

Score 85/100

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 18 Year Old

This is the second bottle my wife bought me for my birthday. The local bottle shop was trying to get rid of it, so she got it for AU$80, which is about AU$30 less than anywhere else in Australia. The nose is rich and light - full of malty fruity goodness. A hint of peat, some cinnamon and an underlying honey sweetness overlaying a kind of sherry...

Score 88/100