Glenlivet 15 Years French Oak Reserve
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:
Floral:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Grape:
Plum:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Barley:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Dried Fruit:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Green Apple:
Heather:
Lemon:
Malt:
Mint:
Orange:
Peach:
Peat Smoke:
Raisin:
Salt:
Tropical Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Tasting
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Sweet:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Herb:
Pepper:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Pear:
Herbs:
Hazelnut:
Honey:
Leather:
Pineapple:
Raisin:
Almonds:
Apple:
Berries:
Chocolate:
Clove:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Grape:
Grass:
Lemon:
Nutmeg:
Oil:
Finish
Sweet:
Oak:
Nuts:
Fruit:
Almonds:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Alcohol:
Honey:
Malt:
Herb:
Cinnamon:
Coffee:
Vanilla:
Apple:
Bonfire Smoke:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Floral:
Green Apple:
Hazelnut:
Leather:
Oil:
Raisin:
Sherry:
Herbs:
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Tasting Video
Quality rating of this bottle
3.7
Rate
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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.
17. Jul 2019
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Comment: A different type of "oakiness" than I'm used to. I'm not quite getting the fruitiness that comes with a typical Glenlivet (soft green tree fruits) but they are present. Bitterness as you down it, but the good kind (thus the coffee tasticon), a nice step up from the 12 in terms of range of flavors and complexity.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: A different type of "oakiness" than I'm used to. I'm not quite getting the fruitiness that comes with a typical Glenlivet (soft green tree fruits) but they are present. Bitterness as you down it, but the good kind (thus the coffee tasticon), a nice step up from the 12 in terms of range of flavors and complexity.
02. Jan 2018
02. Jan 2018
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(sultanas!?)
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29. Jul 2015
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19. Nov 2016
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Initial warm bonfire smoke & spiciness gives way to honey & caramel sweetness with notes of raisins.
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Initial warm bonfire smoke & spiciness gives way to honey & caramel sweetness with notes of raisins.
10. Dec 2017
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