Glenlivet 15 Years French Oak Reserve

3.7 (125), 10 Rate

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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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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Whisky-ID: 282
Distillery: Glenlivet
Country, Region: Scotland, Speyside
Type: Single Malt Whisky
Age: 15 Years
ABV: 40%
Bottle size: 0.7 l
Bottler: Original bottling
Maturing: Bourbon, French Limousine Oak
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Average tasting notes Tasting Notes		Calculated from 10 i
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: Show more Tasting Oak: Fruit: Spices: Sweet: Nuts: Sherry: Herb: Chili: Cinnamon: Pepper: Vanilla: Zitrus: Hazelnut: Honey: Leather: Orange: Pear: Herbs: Almonds: Apple: Berries: Chocolate: Clove: Coffee: Dark Chocolate: Dried Fruit: Floral: Grape: Grass: Lemon: Nutmeg: Oil: Pineapple: Raisin: Show more 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: Show more

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27. Apr 2015

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Creamy and rich with buttery notes
Taste:
Fruity, nutty flavours
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Lingering trace of sweet almonds and hints of spice

dcatinella

19. Mar 2016

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Comment: over rated

dcatinella

04. May 2016

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TheGreatMothra

03. Jun 2016

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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.

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Sweet arrival, with pear flavours. Well integrated complex oakiness with a hint of sherry. Has a slightly sherberty fizziness on the tongue.

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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.

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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.