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.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 6485 | |
| Glenlivet | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 15 Years | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon, French Limousine Oak | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Apple:
Apple:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Honey:
Sherry:
Malt:
Malt:
Honey:
Pear:
Nuts:
Almonds:
Orange:
Sherry:
Almonds:
Orange:
Spices:
Pear:
Alcohol:
Banana:
Banana:
Hazelnut:
Peat Smoke:
Raisin:
Alcohol:
Spices:
Raisin:
Hazelnut:
Cake:
Pineapple:
Cake:
Chocolate:
Cherry:
Ginger:
Cherry:
Pineapple:
Ginger:
Caramel:
Plum:
Chocolate:
Grapefruit:
Plum:
Caramel:
Grapefruit:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Fruit:
Spices:
Nuts:
Nuts:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Oil:
Cinnamon:
Cinnamon:
Oil:
Apple:
Orange:
Herb:
Leather:
Pepper:
Berries:
Floral:
Caramel:
Herbs:
Pear:
Honey:
Almonds:
Floral:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Pear:
Honey:
Pepper:
Leather:
Herbs:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Berries:
Apple:
Chocolate:
Almonds:
Zitrus:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Oil:
Malt:
Oil:
Honey:
Herb:
Herbs:
Apple:
Banana:
Tropical Fruit:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Berries:
Alcohol:
Grapefruit:
Sherry:
Apple:
Banana:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Grapefruit:
Honey:
Alcohol:
Tropical Fruit:
Herbs:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Berries:
Sherry:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.6
Rate
62
22
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
05. Feb 2015
23. Mar 2016
27. Nov 2018
27. Dec 2015
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.
02. Apr 2018
29. Mar 2015
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.
31. Jul 2015
17. Feb 2015
