Glenlivet 12

[Cobra]

I came on holiday today went to Tesco to get an affordable whisky and bought Glenlivet 12 . Oh boy I was so disappointed. I haven’t had this whisky for a number of years and definitely won’t be purchasing it again. I used to love Glenlivet 12 with all the apples and pears notes but that has all gone now. I would go as far as to say there is a definite cooking oil texture and note to this so much so it’s unpleasant, so I would like to know why Glenlivet has changed a winner into a total loser. Please let me know what you all think.

[Alastair]

They did withdraw it for quite some time from the UK market and this is what they brought back unfortunately.

[ralfy legend]

Wow mr cobra cooking oil , as much as I agree it's changed and for me is a completely different whisky it will still be a go too whisky for some people, ok it's not what it used to be which was fresh fruity apples and pears and very easily drinking whisky,, for me it's still drinkable but it's far more malty than it used to be and I may be wrong but I think the input of more e150 a may have changed this for the worse.

[Whisky Chaser]

It is certainly not as good as it used to be, used to be a regular purchase for me as it had a great quality/price ratio, not now.

[unblended]

it used to be my go to whisky its now rubbish i have a few old bottles that i still have keeping them for when i retire

the double oak is poor

[Quaich1]

Here in Canada we have the Glenlivet 12 and Glenlivet Founder's Reserve, both bottled at 40% ABV. It's interesting to note that some Scottish single malt brands bottled at 40% for domestic sale in the UK are bottled at 43% ABV for export to North America but not this one. The low ABV and addition of colorant and being chill-filtered make the ultimate result of these 2 not at all appealing to some folk.
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