The Glenlivet Royal Wedding Reserve 25 Year Old Btl No.419

Nose: Rather meaty and various kinds of dried fruits. Quite a lot of old balsamic vinegar, leather, old Madeira (also Banyuls), old wine cellar, mushrooms, cigar humidor… I like this kind of malt. With water: some mint and camphor. Black raisins.

Mouth (neat): Pretty excellent, starting all on spices and bitter oranges, with only a slight grapiness in the background. Blackcurrants, chocolate, prunes, old armagnac…

With water: A little ginger and white pepper. Bitter oranges.

Finish: Quite long, with more ginger, pepper and cinchona. Bitter oranges in the aftertaste.