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Am I drinking Glenlivet 15?

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mrjminer

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So, I just poured myself half a small glass of this Glenlivet 12 I've had lying around for a few years and I'm wondering if that means I'm now drinking Glenlivet 15

If so, it still tastes like shit.

However, it is a lot smoother than it was when I opened it up 3 years ago, then dumped my glass out after the first sip
 
Whisky stops aging when removed from the cask. I sort of agree regarding Glenlivet. I wouldn't say it tastes like shit, but I think it's overrated.
 
MagnusTheBrewer said:
Booze doesn't age in glass bottles and, while not exceptional, Glenlivet 12 is quite good.
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lxskllr said:
Whisky stops aging when removed from the cask. I sort of agree regarding Glenlivet. I wouldn't say it tastes like shit, but I think it's overrated.
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Ah, good to know.

I wonder if it has lost some of its umph after I broke the seal. I still had the cork in it. When I first opened it, it was way too strong for me, which is why I dumped it out after the first sip a few years ago.
 
mrjminer said:
Ah, good to know.

I wonder if it has lost some of its umph after I broke the seal. I still had the cork in it. When I first opened it, it was way too strong for me, which is why I dumped it out after the first sip a few years ago.
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It could have, but a mostly full bottle should be stable. Try adding some water to mellow it out. Drop it down to ~70 proof.
 
MagnusTheBrewer said:
In general, single malts tend to be sharper, more distinctive, than blends. You might try Glenmorangie or. perhaps Oban.
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Thanks. I might give the rest of this to my brother and do that. I don't drink frequently, first booze I've had in the past 6 months is this quarter glass. However, when I have occasion, something a little less sharp sounds like a good idea.

lxskllr said:
It could have, but a mostly full bottle should be stable. Try adding some water to mellow it out. Drop it down to ~70 proof.
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I think that's it. I put a bunch of ice in it, but I didn't take a sip for like five or six minutes and the booze was at room temperature. Last time, I tossed some ice in, but just tried it immediately.
 
Learn a little bit about drinking single malts correctly. After I pour I always let my dram breath for a couple of minutes. Exposure to the air has an effect on the nose of the scotch. By the way you don't really taste a good single malt so much as you smell it. The nose is about 70% of the drinking experience. I personally like My GlenFiddich 15 with a small sliver of ice dissolved in it.
 
Most whisky manufacturers start from different points for their 12 and 15 single malts so even if you bought a barrel of 12 and left it for 3 years you would still not be driniking their 15 yo malt. You would be drinking 15yo 12 yo malt if that makes any sense whatsoever.
 
Puppies04 said:
Most whisky manufacturers start from different points for their 12 and 15 single malts so even if you bought a barrel of 12 and left it for 3 years you would still not be driniking their 15 yo malt. You would be drinking 15yo 12 yo malt if that makes any sense whatsoever.
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They're mixed from different casks, aside from single barrel; I guess that's what you were saying. They may even have different ages. The age on the label is the youngest whisky included. You can have have 99% 25yr whisky, and 1% 3yr in the bottle, and it makes the bottle 3yr old.

That's why you occasionally see high end malt sold without an age disclosure(I think). it likely contains very young whisky to get the flavor profile they're looking for, and if they listed it on the bottle, people wouldn't buy it.
 
Glenlivet 12 really isn't a bad Scotch by any means. It's a great value. I'm more of a Talisker/Oban/Laphroaig guy, though. Lagavulin is also a favorite.
 
I havent tried their 12yo but have tried the nadurra and the 18yr old and have a few bottles of their 21 yo. I love it. And you spit it out? Ug! Small tiny taste sips dude. Thats how ya drink it. If you want to chug scotch then get a bottle of cutty sark!
 
Bob the Coder said:
Glenlivet 12 really isn't a bad Scotch by any means. It's a great value. I'm more of a Talisker/Oban/Laphroaig guy, though. Lagavulin is also a favorite.
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Something tells me a peaty Islay Scotch isn't a great recommendation for someone who is put off by the relatively mild flavor of Glenlivet. Someone who spits out Glenlivet might literally die if they tried Lagavulin. I would recommend a Macallan, Balvenie or Glenmorangie; they're also mild, a bit sweeter and without any overpowering smoke/peat that puts off novice Scotch drinkers. But honestly, if you can't handle Glenlivet, maybe Scotch isn't your thing. It's a boring whisky, but it's about as approachable as Scotch gets.
 
Maybe you should switch to Calvados.

But yea the only 12 I would drink is Oban if you can find it, 14 is much more common. Maybe a Suntory.
 
lxskllr said:
They're mixed from different casks, aside from single barrel; I guess that's what you were saying. They may even have different ages. The age on the label is the youngest whisky included. You can have have 99% 25yr whisky, and 1% 3yr in the bottle, and it makes the bottle 3yr old.

That's why you occasionally see high end malt sold without an age disclosure(I think). it likely contains very young whisky to get the flavor profile they're looking for, and if they listed it on the bottle, people wouldn't buy it.
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Ok I was simplifying things a little but if you want to be precise then you are also wrong as I have several "Single cask" malts in my collection.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
Something tells me a peaty Islay Scotch isn't a great recommendation for someone who is put off by the relatively mild flavor of Glenlivet. Someone who spits out Glenlivet might literally die if they tried Lagavulin. I would recommend a Macallan, Balvenie or Glenmorangie; they're also mild, a bit sweeter and without any overpowering smoke/peat that puts off novice Scotch drinkers. But honestly, if you can't handle Glenlivet, maybe Scotch isn't your thing. It's a boring whisky, but it's about as approachable as Scotch gets.
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I wasn't making a recommendation; I was stating my own tastes:

I'm more of a Talisker/Oban/Laphroaig guy, though. Lagavulin is also a favorite.
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