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The Glenlivet
12 Year Distillers’ Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted: 5/29/2025

Country: Scotland

Alcohol: 40%

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93 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$47

The Glenlivet
12 Year Distillers’ Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Category: Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Date Tasted: 5/29/2025

Country: Scotland

Alcohol: 40%

Clear amber color. Aromas and flavors of oats, heather honey, banana nut bread, and walnut oil with a supple, vibrant, fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, engaging, medium-long finish imparting accents of apricots, compound butter, rooibos, and dry fig. An excellent example of fall flavors and spices in a Single Malt Scotch.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Rich & Fruity
	Aroma:	oats, heather honey, banana nut bread, and walnut oil
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with accents of apricots, compound butter, rooibos, and dry fig
	Smoothness:	Tingling
	Finish:	Long
	Enjoy:	Enjoy on its own
	Bottom Line:	An excellent example of fall flavors and spices in a Single Malt Scotch.

The Producer or Importer

Pernod Ricard USA

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New York, NY 10177

USA

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www.pernod-ricard-usa.com

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Speyside Single Malt Scotch

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass

About

Speyside Single Malt Scotch

Speyside refers whisky made by the 50+ distilleries near the river Spey in the Scottish highlands. These distilleries are noted for their use of refilled, ex-Sherry casks in the maturation of their whiskies. The Sherry casks imparts telltale fruit and nut tones to the final whisky.