Glenlivet 1981 33 Year Old Signatory TWE Exclusive

Tasting Notes by Billy Abbott (TWE)

• Nose

  Summer meadows and hedgerows, with honeysuckle, grass – both uncut and freshly mown – granny smith apples and a hint of nail varnish. Toffee and spiced cake batter notes build, especially after you add a drop of water.

• Palate

  Weightier than the nose suggests, with sweet cream fading to crunchy apples that become slowly stewed, surrounded by warming spice and dark fruit cake. The spice continues to build, picking up anise and liquorice, before receding to reveal sweet grain and spiced pie crust.

• Finish

  Quite hot, with cinnamon spice slowly fading, leaving behind apple skin, vanilla-sugar-dusted shortbread and autumnal leaves.

• Comment

  Spicy with sweet grain and pastry notes running through both nose and palate. The cask has done a lot here, but Glenlivet's fruity spirit is still the focus.