Bottle Stop Wine and Spirit Superstore - Avon, CT
Monday - Saturday | 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Sunday | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm |
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Producer | Glenlivet |
Country | Scotland |
Style | Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
Sku | 43242 |
Size | 750ml |
~ 93 Pts WHISKY ADVOCATE Finished in first-fill sherry casks for two years. My feeling on any whisky finished in a different cask is this: it should give as much to the flavor profile as it takes away. In this instance, I feel it has, and more. It's not as nimble as younger versions, but the sherry, along with the extra aging, contributes a silky texture and a richer, fuller dimension to the whisky. I can still detect some of the peach, vanilla, tropical fruit, and honeyed malt I enjoy in younger expressions, but its key flavor components are toffee, honey-dipped citrus, red licorice, chocolate-covered almonds, and fig, along with dried spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, mint tea) that emerges on the palate and peaks on the finish. The flavors are seamless and elegantly balanced.