Description

Founded as “Dufftown-Glenlivet Distillery,” this Speyside distillery is currently owned by Diageo. Once used as a mill, the building was converted in 1896, and today the distillery operates six stills and has a capacity of 4,, liters per year.   AGED: 15 years DISTILLED ON: December 9, 1997  BOTTLE ON: January 14, 213  MATURED IN: Hogshead CASK NO: 19487 ALC: 46%   nextSection COLOR: Amber NOSE: Slightly spicy and drying, overall. Toffee apples and hints of honeycomb. Becomes fruitier: ripe autumn fruits combined with red berry sharpness. Some golden syrup sweetness. Reassuringly well balanced. Adding water brings up a waxier note initially, with traces of sweet chestnut and and then a whiff of smoke or charred wood. TASTE: Without water, the flavor is sweet to start then drying in the finish. Warming, light and smooth; tending to delicate. Fresh fruit with spicy top notes. FINISH: Drying. Pears and digestive biscuits, then delicately spiced with notes of cinnamon.