Glenlivet 15 Years French Oak Reserve
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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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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Nuts:
Oil:
Pear:
Sherry:
Spices:
Apple:
Zitrus:
Floral:
Grape:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Cinnamon:
Dried Fruit:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Lemon:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Plum:
Raisin:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Tasting
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Hazelnut:
Honey:
Leather:
Orange:
Pear:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Clove:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Grape:
Grass:
Lemon:
Nutmeg:
Oil:
Pineapple:
Raisin:
Finish
Sweet:
Oak:
Nuts:
Almonds:
Fruit:
Spices:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Cinnamon:
Malt:
Vanilla:
Herb:
Apple:
Bonfire Smoke:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Green Apple:
Hazelnut:
Oil:
Raisin:
Sherry:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.7
Rate
121
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Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
27. Apr 2015
Nosing:
Creamy and rich with buttery notes
Taste:
Fruity, nutty flavours
Finish:
Lingering trace of sweet almonds and hints of spice
Creamy and rich with buttery notes
Taste:
Fruity, nutty flavours
Finish:
Lingering trace of sweet almonds and hints of spice
19. Mar 2016
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Comment: over rated
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Comment: over rated
04. May 2016
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03. Jun 2016
Nosing: 
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:
Sweet arrival, with pear flavours. Well integrated complex oakiness with a hint of sherry. Has a slightly sherberty fizziness on the tongue.
Finish:
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.
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:
Sweet arrival, with pear flavours. Well integrated complex oakiness with a hint of sherry. Has a slightly sherberty fizziness on the tongue.
Finish:
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.
02. Jan 2018
02. Jan 2018
Nosing: 
(sultanas!?)
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(sultanas!?) Taste:
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29. Jul 2015
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19. Nov 2016
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Finish:
Comment:
Initial warm bonfire smoke & spiciness gives way to honey & caramel sweetness with notes of raisins.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Initial warm bonfire smoke & spiciness gives way to honey & caramel sweetness with notes of raisins.
10. Dec 2017
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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)
