Glenlivet 15 Years French Oak Reserve
The finish in new and rich in aroma French Limousin oak casks from Dordogne gave this Single Malt Whisky aromatic notes combined with smooth, fruity and floral aromas.
The finish in new and rich in aroma French Limousin oak casks from Dordogne gave this Single Malt Whisky aromatic notes combined with smooth, fruity and floral aromas.
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Oak:
Apple:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Malt:
Sherry:
Almonds:
Orange:
Pear:
Spices:
Banana:
Hazelnut:
Peat Smoke:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Cherry:
Chocolate:
Ginger:
Grapefruit:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Tasting
Oak:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Cinnamon:
Oil:
Sherry:
Almonds:
Apple:
Berries:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Floral:
Honey:
Leather:
Orange:
Pear:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Finish
Oak:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Oil:
Alcohol:
Apple:
Banana:
Berries:
Dark Chocolate:
Grapefruit:
Heather:
Honey:
Sherry:
Tropical Fruit:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Herb:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.6
Rate
62
5
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
01. Apr 2021
Nosing: 
root beer & 
(think: root beer float) 
Taste:
slightest hint of 
Finish:
(papaya) 
Comment: The Glenlivet 15-year old French Oak Reserve is a wonderful example of contrasts between the nose and taste experience in a whisky. Fruits and desserts provide a warm welcome on the nose. But the palate is dominated by spice and pleasant bitter notes. Complementary spice on the nose and sweetness on the tongue are present only as fine threads within the blankets of scent and taste, respectively.
This whisky's finish is a bit thin, which prevents it from earning highest marks. But there is complexity of flavor in the residual aftertaste. This is perhaps the first whisky experience through which I have fully grasped the missed opportunities inherent to lower-strength ABV and what might-have-been if not for chill filtration.
root beer & (think: root beer float) Taste:
slightest hint of Finish:
(papaya) Comment: The Glenlivet 15-year old French Oak Reserve is a wonderful example of contrasts between the nose and taste experience in a whisky. Fruits and desserts provide a warm welcome on the nose. But the palate is dominated by spice and pleasant bitter notes. Complementary spice on the nose and sweetness on the tongue are present only as fine threads within the blankets of scent and taste, respectively.
This whisky's finish is a bit thin, which prevents it from earning highest marks. But there is complexity of flavor in the residual aftertaste. This is perhaps the first whisky experience through which I have fully grasped the missed opportunities inherent to lower-strength ABV and what might-have-been if not for chill filtration.
05. Feb 2016
Nosing: Root Beer, candied nuts, sweets, moss, baked apples
Taste: Rich oak, red meat, sweetness
Finish: medium - herbs, meaty, dry
Comment: A nice dram for a reasonable price.
Taste: Rich oak, red meat, sweetness
Finish: medium - herbs, meaty, dry
Comment: A nice dram for a reasonable price.
02. Sep 2016
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: finish medium long, very pleasant.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: finish medium long, very pleasant.
15. Feb 2016
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
06. Mar 2017
Nosing: Beautiful Notes of Sherry and Honey, Definitely Dried Fruits (Maybe Plums or Possibly Raisins), Apples, Pears
Taste: Smooth with Heavy Floral Notes, Sherry, Sweet, Definitely some Oak (As to be expected from an Oak Cask), Hints of Cinnamon and subtle hints of Nuts
Finish: Sweet Honey Apple, A light touch of peat maybe some smoke, with a nice alcohol and spice finish
Comment: The Glenlivet 15 YO French Oak Reserve definitely compliments a nice Habano or even a Maduro Cigar. Personally I find that whiskeys from The Glenlivet Distillery stand on their own without a cigar, however I find that I find the subtle aromas and flavors much easier when pairing them with a nice cigar (But then again that is just ME)
Taste: Smooth with Heavy Floral Notes, Sherry, Sweet, Definitely some Oak (As to be expected from an Oak Cask), Hints of Cinnamon and subtle hints of Nuts
Finish: Sweet Honey Apple, A light touch of peat maybe some smoke, with a nice alcohol and spice finish
Comment: The Glenlivet 15 YO French Oak Reserve definitely compliments a nice Habano or even a Maduro Cigar. Personally I find that whiskeys from The Glenlivet Distillery stand on their own without a cigar, however I find that I find the subtle aromas and flavors much easier when pairing them with a nice cigar (But then again that is just ME)
08. Dec 2018
06. Dec 2016
20. Dec 2016
29. Jul 2017
16. Mar 2019
