The Glenlivet Cipher Experienced

This article is a long time coming and I definitely apologize for that.  The Whiskey Tasters tried Cipher back in November 2016 and had to say overall we were pretty impressed.  It was a pleasant surprise as no one really knew what to expect but honestly I think many didn’t expect it to be as good as it was.

Now to be honest one thing everyone did agree on that night was that it was a little expensive for what it was.  Since we bought it in Canada the cost was $199 CDN.  Now we had said if the bottle was closer to the $100 mark it would feel better but at the higher price, although it tasted good, it seemed overpriced.

Now to the bottle itself.  The Glenlivet did a great job masking every aspect of the bottle.  Completely black and can’t see through it for a colour.  Seems even weighted so we couldn’t tell how much was left.

Recently The Glenlivet finally “decoded” the Cipher.  They used First-Fill American and Sherry Casks with flavours of poached pears, honey, caramel toffee and spice.  It’s non-chill filtered and bottled at 48%.  It’s also said that it has a long finish with warm spiciness and you can definitely taste that when you finish a dram.  It lingers but definitely not in a bad way

In conclusion if you come across the chance to sample The Glenlivet Cipher we recommend it.  It’s a good bottle and limited like The Glenlivet Alpha from 2011.  Might as well say you got to try it.  Even buy a bottle and store it there’s a chance it will increase in value in 5 years or so.

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