Glenlivet 15 Years French Oak Reserve

The finish in new, aromatic French Limousine oak casks gives this whisky a spicy note combined with smooth, fruity and floral aromas.

The finish in new, aromatic French Limousine oak casks gives this whisky a spicy note combined with smooth, fruity and floral aromas.

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Glenlivet
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
15 Years
40%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon, French Limousine Oak
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 53 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Honey:
Spices:
Sherry:
Pear:
Pear:
Herbs:
Floral:
Spices:
Floral:
Herbs:
Grape:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Apple:
Grape:
Zitrus:
Plum:
Plum:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Heather:
Orange:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Berries:
Tropical Fruit:
Barley:
Alcohol:
Grapefruit:
Mint:
Oil:
Caramel:
Cinnamon:
Maritime Notes:
Date:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Salt:
Grass:
Grass:
Grapefruit:
Peach:
Oil:
Caramel:
Date:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Orange:
Salt:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Alcohol:
Nuts:
Lemon:
Heather:
Lemon:
Berries:
Dried Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Mint:
Tropical Fruit:
Malt:
Peat Smoke:
Tasting
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Chili:
Zitrus:
Chili:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Cinnamon:
Honey:
Pepper:
Cinnamon:
Pepper:
Honey:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Leather:
Pear:
Hazelnut:
Orange:
Orange:
Hazelnut:
Leather:
Pear:
Apple:
Floral:
Grape:
Oil:
Nutmeg:
Coffee:
Peat Smoke:
Grass:
Almonds:
Clove:
Chocolate:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Pineapple:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Clove:
Nutmeg:
Oil:
Berries:
Pineapple:
Lemon:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Chocolate:
Grass:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Coffee:
Apple:
Grape:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Spices:
Nuts:
Honey:
Honey:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Herb:
Malt:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Nuts:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Peat Smoke:
Leather:
Chocolate:
Floral:
Caramel:
Hazelnut:
Oil:
Bonfire Smoke:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Green Apple:
Floral:
Caramel:
Hazelnut:
Oil:
Bonfire Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Apple:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Apple:
Green Apple:

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11. Feb 2013
13. Oct 2016
Nosing:
Creamy and rich with buttery notes
Taste:
Fruity, nutty flavours
Finish:
Lingering trace of sweet almonds and hints of spice
27. Jun 2017
dcatinella
19. Mar 2016
Nosing:

Taste: Sherry Leather Oak Sweet

Finish:

Comment: over rated
dcatinella
04. May 2016
Nosing:

Taste: Oak Leather Grass Dried Fruit Pineapple

Finish:

Comment:
TheGreatMothra
03. Jun 2016
Nosing: Green Apple Pear Oak Vanilla Honey
Fruity with lots of green apples and pear. Initially upon opening its slightly acidic but after being open a while that dies back and becomes more honeyed. Vanilla oakiness.

Taste: Pear Sweet Oak Sherry
Sweet arrival, with pear flavours. Well integrated complex oakiness with a hint of sherry. Has a slightly sherberty fizziness on the tongue.

Finish: Oak Sweet Green Apple
Sweet and drying with residual fruitiness and lingering oakiness. A bit of black tea.

Comment:
Spotted this on offer at the local supermarket and thought I'd give it a crack. This whisky changes a LOT if you leave it to sit in the glass (and even after the bottle has been opened a while). Its enjoyable, but it would have been way better bottled at a higher ABV, I think it just lacks a little intensity. Its definitely an easy drinker, very sweet and approachable.
ChristianG
04. Sep 2021
ChristianG
04. Sep 2021
17. Oct 2013