Day 15 of 24 Days of Whisk(e)y. Today I'm trying The Glenlivet Nàdurra Single Malt Scotch, Peated Cask Finish, coming in at 61.5% ABV, batch PW0715, bottled 07/15. This has been in the bottle for 5 years before opening, and the cork is starting to go some - will need to find a replacement. A number of years ago, I had The Glenlivet Nàdurra 16 Year cask strength and thought it was pretty good, though strong. Back then I wasn't really drinking much scotch though. I saw this on clearance, so I figured I'd pick up a bottle and give it a try.
On the nose, the alcohol is hard to ignore, but I do find fruit, sweet vanilla, a light hint of smoke, and I find some tobacco too. With the taste I find fruit, chocolate, vanilla and a hint of smoke. The finish gives me tobacco, smoke, wood and the punch from alcohol. Adding water I found more wood and ash on the nose, seems to bring more sweetness and maybe black licorice on the taste. Interesting both ways.
At 61.5% this is one of the higher proof Scotch Whisky I have tried. It's not boring, has some interesting things going on. The peated cask finish leads to just a hint of smoke for me, would have liked to have seen a bit more there. Might have been better aged longer - No Age Statement so age is unknown. Doubt I'd pay full price for it, and this bottle will likely last me a while as this isn't something I would drink often - but I do like it. Rated 3.75 / 5.0
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