This excellent 18-year-old single malt Scotch whisky from Glenlivet is a classic Speyside dram, matured in a combination of first and second-fill American oak and sherry casks. It also won two golds at the International Wine and Spirits Competition.
 
Nose:
Quite big and well-rounded. There are notes of chewy sultanasm sherried peels, barley sugars, and toasty cereals with petals and apple blossom. A touch of fudge and gentle wisps of smoke.
Palate:
Full and rich with notes of chewy, tannic oak. Manuka honey and walnut with Cox’s apples and orange peels. Cut herbs - fennel and spearmint.
Finish:
Long and dry with a spicy oak note.