Glenlivet 1948 Gordon & Macphail
Origin: Scotland / 40% / Price: 3000-3650€ / Whiskybase ID: 15580
Brilliant, great body for the %, dry but not too bitter, time-honored malt.
92/100 Points
Nose:
Present but still like wrapped in silk, nut chocolate, oiled vintage leather sofa, dried fruits after another few months of drying, mirabelle, macadamia, hazelnut, camphor, dry orange peel, old books, pine nuts, licorice.
Taste:
Nice, right from the start malt is present, milk chocolate, licorice, apple peel, pear, dark honey, fennel, licorice, some pine nuts, herbal tea, bitter orange, ancient books in leather bindings, pecans, hazelnut, rosemary, chamomile.
Finish:
Licorice, forest honey, oak, the malty notes are nice and elegant, chamomile, hazelnut, long, really long for the %.
