Glenlivet 12 [Link]
Region: Speyside
ABV: 40%
E150: Yes
Chill-filtered: Yes
Container: Glencairn neat
Colour: Pale Gold
Nose: Pear, hints of pineapple, perfume, malt
Palate: Smooth sweetness, malt, honey, no alcohol burn, fruity, thin in the mouth.
Finish: Goes down really smoothly, leaves slight taste of malt in the mouth, lingers in the mouth slightly then goes away almost instantly.
Score: 75/100
This is what got me into drinking scotch, I had the JW Black Label few years back and didn’t like it (perhaps too young to like whisky), I remember the day when I bought it, poured it into the Glencairn, the fruitiness got me thinking that whiskies aren’t all the same. I would recommend this to those who want to try out drinking scotch, before this I bought a bottle of Dewar White Label which was…..unappealing to say the least.