The Glenlivet 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 27 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Floral and malty. Ivy. Sweet cereals. Fresh paint. Cedar. Polished floors. A touch of marzipan. Apples in puff pastry. Buttery. Palate Fresh and minty. Quite chewy. Spices emerge but not excessively so. A splash of water brings out flavours. Finish Satisfying, warm and spicy. Comment A pleasant any-time dram. Very refreshing.

Dave Broom Nose Lifted. Apple wood, heather, baked soft fruits mixed with cereal, citrus and pear. In time there’s notes of freshly-sawn wood, freesia and dried orange peel. Complex but light as well. Palate Light and fragrant. All the notes on the nose come through. Medium-bodied and gentle. Finish Dry and clean. Comment Right back on form. Is some more mature stock being blended in?