Review #: 193
Description: The Ultimate Whisky Company Glenlivet 2007
Spirit: Scotch
Background: Another offering from the Dutch bottler, this one coming from a bit more well known distillery. Distilled on April 10th, 2007 at Glenlivet Distillery and aged 12 years in a first fill sherry butt. It was bottled on May 8th, 2019 without chillfiltration and at cask strength and natural color.
Distillery – Glenlivet
Bottler – The Ultimate Whisky Company
Brand – The Ultimate Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Selection – N/A
ABV – 64.8%
Age – 12 Years
Nose – Maple, oak, dried cranberries, freshly baked bread
Taste – Dark cherry, bran flakes with raisins, barley sugar
Finish – Toasted oak, toasted tree nuts, dark cherry, raspberry preserves, cocoa, definitely feels like 64%
Score: 6
Would I buy a bottle? Yes
Thoughts: This was pretty much everything you could want from a decent aged sherried malt. Dark and fruity but balanced with the malt. The finish is where it really shines and lingers and dances between sweet and rich oak. The high ABV is certainly there and punches you, but it isn’t overwhelming. Quite an enjoyable drink.