The provenance of this Glenlivet 1995 single cask 9480 is barely sophisticated. Identical to the superb Aberlour 1999, this Glenlivet was formally chosen by La Maison du Whisky. Solely now it’s aimed on the Chinese language market. That’s most likely the restrict of what the distillery needs to reveal. In actuality all bottles went to Jack Tar, which we’ve come to understand as a bottler with style for each rum and whisky.
Glenlivet 25 yo 1995 (55,3%, OB ‘Single Cask Version’ for LMdW / Jack Tar 2020, 2nd fill barrel #9480, 150 btl.)
Nostril: extremely basic. It begins on cereal notes and vanilla with gentle hints of polished oak. Fruity notes beneath, largely apples, peaches and different backyard fruits. Some custard and white flowers. Then additionally hints of natural honey. Within the background there’s additionally a pleasant marshmallow notice, which comes out extra with a drop of water.
Mouth: extra of this “indigenous” fruitiness, now barely brighter and extra acidic. Lemons and grapefruits, with apples in second row. Then there’s a agency oaky facet to it, bringing white pepper and aniseed, in addition to a touch of inexperienced tea and bitter lemon. Some waxy notes and vanilla too.
End: lengthy, with the oak spice lingering on. White pepper and lemon inexperienced tea. Nonetheless some vanilla.
This can be a top quality bourbon cask, with a basic and vibrant profile. It’s fairly good but it surely additionally stays slightly an excessive amount of within the middle, if you realize what I imply. The value of such an outdated official bottling doesn’t actually assist after all. I imagine all bottles have discovered an proprietor however you could wish to examine with Jack Tar straight.
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