Glenlivet 12 Year Old Pure Single Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) - 1980s Bottling

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such may have some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.

Other reviews... [circa 1985 bottling] Labelled as a 'Pure Single Malt' just to be on the safe side I suppose, after they used to rather label it as 'Unblended All Malt'. Some of these old 12s had been excellent (up to WF 90 for the ones for Baretto) while others were dry and watery (down to WF 65). Let's check this very one… Colour: gold. Nose: a very leafy one, very grassy, on apple peel and peach leaves, with some mint and some smoke, some linseed oil, some plasticine, even ointments… It was a bigger and drier spirit, probably too austere by today's standards. The palate will tell us more… Mouth: most certainly one of good ones, much more 'old Highlands', salty, sooty, waxy, leafy indeed, with something medicinal, some seashells (we're often mentioning whelks), licking rocks, with a drop of seawater, some mint again, a drop of cough syrup, green walnuts, more apple peel, bone-dry artisanal cider… Finish: pretty long given the low strength, on a similar combination. Awesome salty aftertaste. Comments: absolutely not 'modern' Glenlivet, not saying his is better but it's certainly very different. Or had them followed Prof. Saintsbury's advice and added a lot of Old Clynelish? Could be… And 40% vol.! 88 points - whiskyfun.com