Glenlivet 18 Years

18 long years of maturation and the addition of ex-sherry casks make this Glenlivet much more complex than the popular 12-year-old standard bottling. Despite its quality it's still much more affordable than a lot of other 18-year-old single malts.

18 long years of maturation and the addition of ex-sherry casks make this Glenlivet much more complex than the popular 12-year-old standard bottling. Despite its quality it's still much more affordable than a lot of other 18-year-old single malts.

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284
Glenlivet
Scotland, Speyside
Single Malt Whisky
18 Years
43%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon, Sherry
Chill filtration - With Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 105 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Spices:
Apple:
Apple:
Spices:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Pear:
Pear:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Floral:
Honey:
Floral:
Honey:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Peach:
Peach:
Plum:
Orange:
Plum:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Berries:
Raisin:
Herb:
Herb:
Berries:
Tropical Fruit:
Ginger:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Ginger:
Tropical Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Blackberry:
Pepper:
Dark Chocolate:
Pineapple:
Malt:
Dark Chocolate:
Blackberry:
Hazelnut:
Hazelnut:
Pineapple:
Pepper:
Malt:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Chili:
Hay:
Grape:
Cake:
Tobacco:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Heather:
Walnut:
Hay:
Grape:
Tobacco:
Heather:
Cake:
Chili:
Walnut:
Leather:
Tasting
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Nuts:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Malt:
Malt:
Oil:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Peat Smoke:
Apple:
Herb:
Herb:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Peat Smoke:
Apple:
Peach:
Peach:
Orange:
Orange:
Pear:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Pear:
Honey:
Herbs:
Tropical Fruit:
Ginger:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Herbs:
Berries:
Berries:
Tropical Fruit:
Heather:
Grape:
Salt:
Nutmeg:
Cinnamon:
Chili:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Mint:
Maritime Notes:
Plum:
Hazelnut:
Mint:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Nutmeg:
Hazelnut:
Walnut:
Salt:
Grape:
Plum:
Banana:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Walnut:
Banana:
Maritime Notes:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Malt:
Malt:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Fruit:
Spices:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Sherry:
Raisin:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Oil:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Oil:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Apple:
Alcohol:
Walnut:
Ginger:
Mint:
Herbs:
Pear:
Honey:
Heather:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Mint:
Herbs:
Honey:
Banana:
Pear:
Banana:
Ginger:
Walnut:
Heather:

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Nosing:
Vanilla Oak Caramel Sweet Sherry
Taste:
Sherry Oak Nuts Almonds
Finish:
Medium
Nosing:
Rich fruit aromas and toffee notes
Taste:
Wonderfully balanced, with bursts of sweet oranges
Finish:
Long, with spice and moist raisin notes
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