Glenlivet 10 Year, Signatory 1st Fill Sherry Butt

A more sherried expression of what you will typically find with Glenlivet.  100% un-offensive but not what I would consider thought provoking.  More of a learning curve single malt showing the less decadent side of what sherry is capable of in a Speyside malt.

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Glenlivet 10 Year, Signatory 

Distillery: Glenlivet

ABV: 46% // 92 proof

Age: 10 years 

Vintage: 2006

Distilled: November 21st, 2006

Bottled: July 7th, 2017

Bottle: #74

Cask: #901270

Barrels: 1st Fill Sherry Butt

Color: Dark Honey 

Non-chill filtered, Natural Color

Nose:  Vibrant Granny Smith Apple flesh. Freshly diced mixed fruit. Spiced pear & semi-sweet lemon. Apple sauce with a healthy spoonful of cinnamon. Tons of apple all around. Although the sherry is assertive, I sadly suspect a sulfured butt. Struck match, but zero smoke. Very gentle. Some dried fruit further back with freshly covered caramel green apples from the fair.  Lemon furniture polish. Sour candies.

Palate:  Sweet. Slightly syrupy. The diced fruit falls into the palate. Not terribly complex, a straightforward, compitent sherried Glenlivet. Fresh in all the hallmark Glenlivet strides.

Finish: Medium. The caramel lingers but the apples are all but gone. Surprisingly spicy start to the finish but mellows out swiftly. Some mild smoke.

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Bourbon and House Rating: 84.5