Review #1299 – Glenlivet XXV

This is a 25 year old official bottling of spirit distilled by Glenlivet and aged in a variety of oloroso sherry casks. It is batched together and bottled at 43% ABV, with no mention of filtering or coloring.

Review #1299 | Scotch Review #457

Distiller: Glenlivet

Bottler: Glenlivet

Selection: N/A

ABV: 43% ABV

Age: 25 Years

Nose: Pungent sweetness – honey, figs, cherries, blackberry, currant and pipe tobacco.

Taste: Thin mouth feel, but rich in flavor. Toffee, blackberry, black cherry, cocoa and tobacco. Sweet and musty. No heat.

Finish: Long, loaded with old sherry notes. Musty tobacco, faint oak, figs, stewed fruits, cherries, blackberry and a sweet port note.

Overall: Overall this is nice. A little bump in proof could do good things for it, but it’s a very capable dram that delivers when you’re in the mood for rich, syrupy sherry without much ethanol to kick you in the teeth.

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Rank: 7

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Decoded:

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but many things I’d rather have.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect