Glenlivet 1939 Gordon & Macphail

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

I bought this 1-litre bottle in an airport for a good price. It was not in my wishlist but when I saw its price I thought... why not? Nose. Elegant and subtle, it brings back my memories to a mix of wet granite stone, wet grass and fern. Floral notes come just after along with citrus, apple, (sweet?) pineapple. Pleasant, though quite discrete....

Score 79/100

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: There's a feel we've just entered a university laundromat, there's that unique dry-cleaning smell, mixed with fabric softener and soap. Once we enter the laundromat however and allow for our senses to get used to the ambient aroma, we can find banana and custard notes milling...

Score 65/100

Glenlivet 18 Year Old

I’ve started using a “tastings journal” to put my tasting notes in that I got free with Whisky Magazine, so from now on my reviews will be mainly me putting together the stuff I’ve scribbled in there, including this one, so they’ll make even less sense than normal! I’ve sampled Glenlivet drams before, but this one caught my eye as I had some spare...

Score 88/100

Glenlivet 12 Year Old

As a fan of Speyside Single Malts, I was a bit surprised and a bit disappointed by the over-all experience of the Glenlivet 12. On the nose, cinnamon, apple, and spices were all buried under an overwhelming vanilla aroma. A bit of water brought some balance here. The palate was tannic and very oaky with a curious hint of sour. This curious sour...

Score 72/100