So, when this was released in 2016 is accidentally was placed online at Master of Malt for just 100 quid. Of course, I instantly bought a bottle, and five minutes later it was taken offline, only to reappear at the correct price of 200 pounds.

I expected to be sent a cancellation notice with some apology and that would be that. However, to my surprise, they actually sent the bottle. So, a 34 year old Glenlivet, from my birth year, at just a hundred quid. At that point it doesn’t even have to be awesome, it just shouldn’t suck.

Sniff:
Lots of wood with fruits galore. Apples, mango, pineapple, orange. Not overly crisp, but nicely sweet. There’s some pastry too, but it’s mostly just fruit and oak. A really old fashioned, old Speyside whisky. Very mature, with some guava and honey melon as well.

Sip:
The palate is quite feisty with some black pepper on top of the slightly sharper fruity notes. Pineapple, green apple, but also some brown sugar and cinnamon. So, some kind of pastry for sure. Lots of wood, some old barley. A bitter note as well, for added complexity. It’s apple seeds and almonds.

Swallow:
The finish still has some bite before settling down. It’s a long finish where the bitter notes linger longest. The fruity notes move a little bit more towards oranges and tangerines.

The fact that this is so awesomely fruity is what you would drink old Speyside whiskies for. This is the quintessential style. There’s a not of honey throughout that I didn’t mention earlier, but the combination of it all is what makes this whisky. Even at 200 pounds this would have been a great buy!

Unfortunately, yesterday I had the last two glasses and now it’s gone.

90/100