Glenlivet 15 Year French Oak Reserve Speyside Single Malt
Speyside scotch has been an utter epiphany for me; like John Grady Cole's first glance at Alejandra, my world was altered irrevocably (you'll, I hope, forgive my gratuitous Cormac McCarthy references). This Glenlivet was the final nail in my old idea that scotch must taste of campfire; on the countervalent tip, I also understood why some Bourbons are compared to Highlands. Gorgeous, seductive, and plush, this is something you'll want to roll around on your tongue for awhile. A truly sexy single malt.
tasting notes
nose: grapefruit marmalade, crème brûlée, lemon cake, and fresh pineapple; warm banana bread with butter; a few drops of water release riotous Muscat-like floral complexity and a sweet tropical minerality: papayas and peppercorns
palate: a lush texture of molten honey, a cascade of mountain wildflowers; coconuts and fir needles, sweet lemons and turkish delight; it flaunts a long, sultry, feminine finish, all candied walnuts, dulce de leche, and toffee; a breath of white pepper and cherryskins on the very end... and then, improbably, twenty seconds later... lemon jolly rancher? yum.
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