Glenlivet 2006/2023 tasting notes
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concert_goerGlenlivet 17YO Signatory Vintage 70cl 62.2% ABV
Cask Strength Collection
Distilled August 15, 2006; bottled August 23, 2023
Cask type: 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt
Cask no: 900810
Bottle 356 / 623 (different number on the stock photo)
Color: dark amber.
Nose: figs, pink peppercorns, strawberries, nougat, roasted almonds, mandarins, floor polish, clay, heather, oak, cherries, rum raisins, tobacco, plums, tea, leather, and dried mango slices. Dense and intensely aromatic.
Taste: caramel, apricots, a generous dose of chocolate, plums, cocoa, strawberries, lemons, black pepper, tobacco, salt, oak, and green apples. Never cloying, despite all the chocolate. And salt! Fairly smooth overall. No need to add water, the ABV is barely noticeable when tasted neat.
Finish: dark chocolate, black pepper, tobacco, green apples, wood, strawberries, tea, salt, and chokeberries.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: a sherry bomb of exceptional quality and a great ABV. The Cask Strength collection in decanter-style bottles might just be my favorite line from Signatory, although over the past ten years I've only managed to purchase four from this series, not counting this one. Those scored 85, 92, 90, and 93. This one is 90. My 250th Speyside single malt tasted.
Cask Strength Collection
Distilled August 15, 2006; bottled August 23, 2023
Cask type: 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt
Cask no: 900810
Bottle 356 / 623 (different number on the stock photo)
Color: dark amber.
Nose: figs, pink peppercorns, strawberries, nougat, roasted almonds, mandarins, floor polish, clay, heather, oak, cherries, rum raisins, tobacco, plums, tea, leather, and dried mango slices. Dense and intensely aromatic.
Taste: caramel, apricots, a generous dose of chocolate, plums, cocoa, strawberries, lemons, black pepper, tobacco, salt, oak, and green apples. Never cloying, despite all the chocolate. And salt! Fairly smooth overall. No need to add water, the ABV is barely noticeable when tasted neat.
Finish: dark chocolate, black pepper, tobacco, green apples, wood, strawberries, tea, salt, and chokeberries.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: a sherry bomb of exceptional quality and a great ABV. The Cask Strength collection in decanter-style bottles might just be my favorite line from Signatory, although over the past ten years I've only managed to purchase four from this series, not counting this one. Those scored 85, 92, 90, and 93. This one is 90. My 250th Speyside single malt tasted.
