Glenlivet 18 Year Old Batch Reserve
A malt whisky of unmistakable honey-rich maturity and depth. Glenlivet 18yo is the winner of 2 gold medals in the International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) and remains one of the best-value expressions of sherried Speyside.
Description
This excellent 18 year old single malt from Glenlivet is a classic Speyside dram, matured in a combination of first and second fill American oak and sherry casks. It also won two golds at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.
Tasting Note
Nose: Quite big and well-rounded. There are notes of chewy sultanas and Sherried peels, barley sugars and toasty cereals with petals and apple blossom. A touch of fudge and gentle wisps of smoke.
Palate: Full and rich with notes of chewy, tannic oak. Manuka honey and walnut with Cox’s apples and orange peels. Cut herbs – fennel and spearmint.
Finish: Long and dry with a spicy oak note.
Awards for The Glenlivet 18
Gold Outstanding-Scotch Single Malt – Speyside – 2019 International Wine & Spirit Competition
Double Gold-Single Malt Scotch – 13 to 19 Yrs – 2013 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Gold-Distillers’ Single Malts between 13 and 20 years old – 2019 International Spirits Challenge
Gold-Scotch Single Malt – Speyside – 2017 International Wine & Spirit Competition
Gold-Speyside Single Malts 13-18yo – 2015 The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)
Gold-Distillers’ Single Malts between 13 and 20 years old – 2014 International Spirits Challenge
Silver-Speyside Single Malts 13-18yo – 2014 The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)
Silver Outstanding-Scotch Single Malt – Speyside – 2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition
Silver-Scotch Single Malt – Speyside – 2014 International Wine & Spirit Competition
What our whisky loving friends have said about Glenlivet 18 Year Old Batch Reserve
Quote 1 “I thought it was very smooth without any bite. Excellent.”
Quote 2 “I’ve had somewhere in the region of around 30-40 different drams. This is my favourite, I need to taste it alongside the 21 and 15, hopefully over Christmas!
I do however, believe that the 15 offers more value for money….”
Quote 3 “An exceptional Whiskey I love it all over.”
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