Glenlivet 1995 SV

Name: Glenlivet 1995 SV
Brand: Glenlivet
SKU: 82164
Rating: 90.27 (159 reviews)

Overall rating: 90.27/100
votes: 159

Whiskybase ID: WB82164
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glenlivet
Bottler: Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie: Cask Strength Collection
Vintage: 30.10.1995
Bottled: 15.03.2016
Stated Age: 20 years old
Casktype: Sherry Butt
Casknumber: 166953
Number of bottles: 590
Strength: 59.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 09 May 2016 4:01 pm by Paulski88

Average value

€ 165.53

No shoplinks found

Create a free Whiskybase account to compare bottle prices of sellers all over the world
Create free account

74 × in wishlist

159 × member ratings

251 × in collection

Whisky Reviews for Glenlivet 1995 SV

31 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 90.27 points

didi1893 scored this whisky 93 points
28 Sep 2019 6:09 pm
A dreamy sherry bomb! As nicely mentioned, not too woody and not too sweet, just perfect! I like it very much! ;-)
Edit: While I review my notes again, the spicy wood tones with espresso and menthol turn a lap of honor and end in hard caramel, walnuts and dark berries.

24/23/23/23 (93P)

Nose

Intense and rust-brown amber rests in the glass. On the glass wall of my Premium Snifter sticks an oily streak from the clumsy to solve a variety of small "legs". Sweet and juicy oranges rise, immediately intense and dark sherry aroma infatuates the nose. Sour cherries and morello cherries end in creamy caramel and sweet toffee, milk chocolate overpowers spicy oak tones, while a hint of meadow herbs mingles with a pinch of Christmas spices. Hints of dried berries and grapes, hints of mint and eucalyptus, dates and apricots. This wonderful nose is a prime example of the perfect sherry nose. Not too cute, not too wooden, just perfect!

Taste

Immediately after the first sip wonderful sherry aroma flows through the palate, sweet and dried berries play with spicy wood tones and sweet chocolate. Chocolate melts in the mouth, subtle sharpness massages the tongue, and the warmth is distributed on the palate and throat while cold espresso spills powerfully through the lower jaw. A touch of juicy cherries combined with a few splashes of orange juice refreshes the palate, old mint is dignified in the background. Wet leather nuances become more intense, with minimal wet tobacco leaves and crushed black pepper. The alcohol is wonderfully harmoniously integrated, with hazelnuts and walnuts, the taste is voluminous in the finish.

Finish

The spicy wood tones become drier and minimally bitter, whale and hazelnuts stick to the tongue while a dried spice and herbal mixture unfolds its spicy aroma on the tongue. Thyme stings out, the deep black espresso appears with increasingly menthol and mint. Walnuts and cedar stick between the tongue and the palate, slowly the wonderful sherry aromas slowly leave a satisfied grin on the face.
Noface83 scored this whisky 94 points
08 Oct 2018 7:59 pm

Nose:
dark sherry, dusty oak, cola syrup, dark cherries, caramel, chocolate, wet old leather, dried herbs - wow everything you can expect from such a dark fern!

Taste:
strong and full aroma of dark fruits, raisins in the chocolate coat, old leather, tidy sherry sweetness and then heavy oak which dominates the long finish even with its bitter notes (dark chocolate, espresso).

Dream fabric!
Hobbit did not rate this whisky
24 Jun 2016 9:25 pm
very complex, dominant but balanced. There is a lot to discover. By the herbal notes, the oak cargo and the cask strength no simple, tasty whisky but something to rediscover constantly, give time and surprise. It stays in the memory.

Nose

The color is awesome! So far one of the darkest whiskys I've had. Even from a distance, sherry and the strength of the cask strength float against me. Uff, first first alcohol, then sweetness and deep breath a few fresh herbs, a bit earthy, fruits come here quite slowly, mainly dried fruit, raisins, dried plums. Again and again a beguiling fruity sweetness, to leather, again herbs, very powerful and voluminous. A slight sharpness (at first I thought of the alcohol, but it's more the herbs). In the second nose, the aromas are more structured: oak, sweet sherry, chocolate and herbs dominate.

Taste

Force! Seasoning, quite a lot of oak, fruitiness, sherry, earthy, very warm. In the second sip much sweeter and more fruity but still powerful and memorable.

Finish

almost smoky notes (the kind that comes from strong barrels and not from the malt), long finish, goes deep warming into the pit of the stomach. Herbs, dry, oak, espresso, bitter chocolate, powerful, sherry raises every now and then the palate, leather, some mint, voluminous finish and always sweet
HammerHead scored this whisky 90 points
04 Sep 2021 9:21 pm
Nose

90 90

A luscious, sweet, fruity and nutty sherry influence. Syrupy with plum, figs, apricots and cherries. A drying note of polished leather and impregnated old wood, antique furniture, pecan nuts, some nutmeg and cinnamon.

Taste

90 90

Dark fruit syrup and cream, a bit more drying than the nose. The fruits shift to plum, figs and raisins, also sour cherries. Dark chocolate, espresso, still the leatheriness and impregnated wood notes, spicy with pepper and cinnamon.

Finish

89 89

Quite long: lingering sweet dark fruit syrup, more dark chocolate, espresso, slightly peppery and drying on oak wood notes.
sad1977 scored this whisky 92 points
07 Jul 2021 8:42 pm
Excellent whisky, all the best that a sherry barrel can give and nothing more.

Nose

91 91

Taste

91 91

Finish

90 90
pianoman scored this whisky 90 points
25 Dec 2019 10:28 am
Nose

Intensive. Dark cherries, plum jam, some cinnamon and cloves. Raspberries, fresh mint. Orange jam on toast. A trace of eucalyptus.

Taste

Oily, fruity and spicy. Cherries, raspberries, red apples. White pepper. Blossom honey and some marzipan. Milk chocolate, hazelnut, black tea.
LDB scored this whisky 88 points
03 Mar 2019 9:34 pm
Pure barrel - this is a very fine malt!
Just maybe a bit hyped. 94 points from some - good goodness, in my opinion he is far from that. But very tasty, no question about it.

Nose

88 88

The sherry kangaroo is boxing! A very well-rounded alcoholic fruit compote made from plums and very ripe apricots, rounded off with fresh mint, laughs at you here.

Taste

88 88

Wow, tasty, smooth with a slightly salty sweetness, just a subtle tingling sensation, from 59 revolutions you can hardly feel anything - dangerous. However, anything but extraordinarily complex.

Finish

89 89

Lush fruit notes, surrounded by wood tones, stay for a long time, that's elegant!
DenisLeonov scored this whisky 89 points
29 May 2018 7:30 am
Balance sheet (22) The sherry bomb ... good .... (89) The

Nose

Thick and dry ... polished furniture ... grated nuts ... dried fruits ... chocolate dust ... leather and tobacco ... with water: orange ... peanut butter (23) The

Taste

The taste is powerful ... oily ... woody ... tobacco ... sour-fruit ... (22) The

Finish

Finish dry, woody ... pepper, tobacco and prunes ... lacquered lollipop ... patent leather (22) The
maltaholic scored this whisky 89 points
22 Apr 2022 6:54 pm
Great color!
Sherry Bomb!

As expected, intense sherry nose,
not sweet, rather dry.
Strong earth, mild wood.
You can already feel that he will be strong...

The full force!
Very intensive.
But now very the barrel notes.
saliva in the mouth.
Here you chew on the sip for a long time,
tries to perceive everything.

Surely it can take a drop of water.
Rarely had such an intense experience.
A long, bitter finish.

Splendid!

Nose

88 88

Taste

90 90

Finish

89 89
robse211 scored this whisky 91 points
01 Apr 2022 9:48 pm
Nose

92 92

Taste

91 91

Finish

91 91

Tastingtags

Add tasting tags by clicking the flavours you recognized in this whisky.

Whiskybase

Whiskybase was founded in 2007 with the goal to create the biggest resource of whisky information in the world. A community driven website built by and for whisky enthusiasts.

Whiskybase B.V.
Zwaanshals 530
3035 KS Rotterdam
The Netherlands

KVK: 52072819
VAT: NL850288836B01