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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve

Overall rating
75.17/100
votes
613
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottled
2015
Strength
40.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 700 ml 700 ml
Bottle code
LPCJ XXXX
Barcode
5000299609347
Added on
09 Feb 2015 10:27 am by z-imaging
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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve
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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve
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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve
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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve
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Glenlivet Founder's Reserve
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Average value

€ 31.06

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Whisky Reviews for Glenlivet Founder's Reserve

82 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 75.17 points

  1. foxyproxy scored this whisky 54 points Newbie

    Good beginner whisky, very accessible due to its thin and sweet fruity nature. Bit of a strong alcohol finish. Let it acclimate, oxygen will smooth it out. Used to be my favorite but I try a different bottle almost every time I go out to buy one. And with each new bottle, this one seems to become less impressive. In reality there's better whisky's to be had for lower prices.
    • Nose
      55 55
      Thick and bourbon like, bit grassy -> Fades into -> Toffee, Caramel, Straw, Almond, Alcohol
    • Taste
      72 72
      Peachy, Sharp, Fruity, Toffee, Alcohol
    • Finish
      35 35
      Sweet, Fleeting, Alcohol, Lingering slight hint of fruit and iron

  2. InbhirNis scored this whisky 65 points Expert Junior

    Overpowering smell and taste of something a bit like pear, only horrid and completely artificial. It's so unpleasant that it makes me wonder whether this contains a (nasty) flavour congener that only some people can taste, as celery does...

    One of only two single malts I've ever had that I'd actively prefer not to drink. I was given the bottle as a gift, but after trying four drams spread over a couple of months (partly because I couldn't believe it could really be this bad) I gave the rest away.

  3. Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 60 points Connoisseur

    Nose: Very fruity, slightly artificial, a little on gummy bears or jelly fruits, vanilla and only a little oak at the end
    Mouth: Very sweet, but also somehow bitter, strange. I think it's quite young with oak on it.
    Finish: Very harsh, almost bitter, strange.

  4. robain scored this whisky 76 points Specialist

    • Nose
      80 80
      hay, oat, gas, corn, alcoholic
    • Taste
      76 76
      subtle taste, some vanilla, dry hay,
    • Finish
      77 77
      Very short to nothing.

  5. Punktar scored this whisky 63 points Connoisseur

    The Glenlivet Founder's Reserve has disappointed me. I've recently tried a Founder`s Reserve from Balvenie - I was probably a little biased and had presented me at the naming much more ... But for beginners, so to drank away may`s go.
    • Nose
      65 65
      First fruity. Then it seems somehow artificial. Rather like fruity - perfumed. And otherwise I find nothing there. Well, the fifth time maybe smell some vanilla, but maybe also imagination.
    • Taste
      65 65
      First, this fruitiness, then only alcohol. This is a little bit and does not change on the second sip. I would like to describe something more, but there is nothing.
    • Finish
      60 60
      Actually only alcohol, medium.

  6. drkrylov scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Some dates then what at first appears to be a touch of salinity, but is better described as a slightly sharp plum and apricot wine note. There's orange zest, toffee, hints of struck match and chocolate raisins, but before this starts to sound 'Sherried' there's also pear drops, a dusting of sweet cinnamon, honeysuckle and sweet pea.
    • Taste
      Fruity, then sweet, more toffee, a touch of anise, then into milk chocolate Flakes, apple turnovers.
    • Finish
      Creamy toffee to the fore now, a little oak and sweet barley sugar warmth too. Milk chocolate raisins linger.

  7. Gertjantje scored this whisky 80 points Newbie

    Smooth and fruity base / average whisky.

  8. Berija scored this whisky 80 points Member Junior

    One of the cheapest whisky on my shelf that surprised me. Little hint. Before you sniff - give him time. Enough time. And it will make you happy.

  9. WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 79 points Connoisseur

    https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2020/05/29/on-location-glenlivet-2016/

    N: Light.
    T: Nice enough curve.
    F: Fair.
    C: Rounded, accessible campfire whisky.

  10. Dyno scored this whisky 82 points Expert Senior

    pretty nice, pretty soft... tastes better when 'blind' ;O)

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