Glenlivet reviews

What can anyone say about the Glenlivet that hasn't already been said? Glenlivet is an icon. It's the biggest selling single malt in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt in the…

Just like the Glenlivet Alpha, the Glenliver Cipher is something of a mystery. It was launched in 2016 without any information about cask type or age (although I have heard 16 years mentioned left and…

This official bottling of Glenlivet – sorry, I mean The Glenlivet – was released in 2015 in their so-called Single Cask Edition. I tried it at a festival – I forget which one – but did bring home a…

This first fill sherry hogshead of Glenlivet was bottled by Signatory for The Nectar from Belgium and has a wonderfully bronze color. For me, this was one of the highlights of the Spirits in the Sky…

As I found instantly that this is too strong as cask strength, I've written the review with some (maybe 1 part water to 3 parts whiskey) water added. Color is pale, but has a nice "platinum" shine, so…

Nose: sweet, creamy vanilla cake. I am melting a single ice cube in the glass, because otherwise this whisky is just too hot and tart to fully enjoy. As the ice melts it releases more enticing vanilla…

The Glenlivet Cipher is a great example of a whisky whose marketing overwhelms the actual liquid itself. The packaging is a black box (with some hard to see black-on-black lettering, kind of like a word…

I laugh at whiskies like these. I laugh at marketing tactics like these. All well and good for the casual drinker hurrying through Travel Retail looking to bring home a story. But grumpy bloggers like…

Got this in HK at the duty free. Exclusive to travel retail. Nose gives off a lot of alcohol smell even only at 40% abv. Also pear and apple. On the palate, it starts off with fruit. Pear and apple. But…

Saw this on the whisky exchange and just couldn't resist, based on the beautiful chocolate expresso colour alone. 115€ for a 20 year old, full term sherry maturation seems o.k. It sold out fast, but they…