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Glenlivet
Whisky: Glenlivet 1981-2014
Serie: The Ultimate
Age: 33 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 05-08-1981
Bottled: 19-09-2014
Cask Type: Sherry Hogshead
Cask #: 9467
Bottle #: 161/162
Strength: 52.3%
   
Distillery: Glenlivet Distillery
Bottler: The Ultimate Whisky Company
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 04-10-2014
Nose: Smoky, wood, cendied raspberries.
Flavour: Quite some wood, salty, a little tropical fruit, smoky
Body: Quite dry.
Comments: Unfortunately it's not what it could have been. Just too much wood and not enough fruit.
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