The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill

Name: The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill
Brand: The Glenlivet
Rating: 7.9 (2 reviews)

(0.7l, 40%)

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About

A Single Malt pleasure to the eye, nose, and palate.

George Smith was running an illegal still on the estate of the Duke of Gordon in the wee early 1800’s — who he supplied with the occasional dram. The Duke sponsored legislation in 1823 that made whiskey distilling legal in the UK, it just so happens that George Smith was the first one granted a license. Today Glenlivet is one of the “Big Three” Single Malt producers. Their Whiskies are Speyside and the water for the mash comes famously from “Josie’s Well” nearby. Glenlivet produces a wide variety of Single Malt agings and cask combinations, with the remaining spirit an indispensable component in some of the most famous blends.

The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill is normally a Travel Retail exclusive — meaning that you could previously only buy it in airports and on cruise ships. So it’s not surprising that die-hard Glenlivet fans haven’t tasted it yet. What sets the 12 yo “First Fill” apart is that — although it’s common to reuse casks many times — all of the Whisky has been aged in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks. It makes the flavors more intense. Treating the masterful Glenlivet Single Malt this way results in a truly impressive aroma and texture for a complete Single Malt experience.

Category

Scotch
Style

Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Region

Speyside
Country

United Kingdom, Scotland
Alcohol

40%
Distillery

The Glenlivet Distillery
Age

12 Year Old

Flavour Spiral™

About The Flavour Spiral

vanilla

honey

smoky

spicy

ginger

dry

syrup

grassy

cinnamon

What does The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill taste like?

The Flavour Spiral™ shows the most common flavours that you'll taste in The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.

We invented Flavour Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.

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Scotch Whisky is almost never aged in new barrels. Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey casks are usually used for maturation, while many times ageing process and flavour finishing is concluded in various wine casks, such as sherry or port.

Tasting Notes

Appearance / Color
Light gold

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Bursting with stone fruits and autumn harvests with florals and honey

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Sultanas, vanilla, more florals, and a hint of ginger

Finish
Dry and clean with a lingering spice element