Whisky Forum - Glenlivet Nadurra Peated Whisky Cask Finish

William

The Glenlivet today announced another new permanent addition to their popular Glenlivet Nadurra range, The Glenlivet Nadurra Peated Whisky Cask Finish. As you will probably guess from the new expressions title it has been finished in casks which has previously held peated whisky, to be more precise American oak casks that have previously held heavily-peated Scotch whisky.

More info here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/glenlivetnadurrapeatedcaskfinish.htm
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James T · Master Of Malts Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 2966

As you say William there is not going to be a great deal of peatiness from a cask but it could be interesting.

Whisky Dog · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Apr 2014 Posts: 708

I have always been a Nadurra fan although I was a little disappointed with the Nadurra Oloroso, it lacked a bit of maturity. This could be interesting, no age but hopefully not young. Let me know what you think William if you do taste it. Cheers

opelfruit · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:12 am Post subject:

So another young and immature whisky that has been finished in cask type to try to compensate for complexity by adding cask imparted flavour instead.

These Nadurras, to me, are a far cry from the 16yo they are replacing. Where that was a very busy, complex, mature and engaging whisky these are instead immature and one dimensional.

There's nothing wrong with them and they do provide good flavour, but they are not even in the same galaxy as the 16yo. I'm getting a bit fed up of distilleries slopping young whisky into certain casks to try to get some form of pretend complexity, and then charge me more for the privilege because "hey, it's finished in special casks".

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IndianaBlues · Master Of Malts Joined: 16 Jul 2015 Posts: 457

I still have a soft-spot for 1991 Triumph Nadurra, wish I hadn't given away my spare bottle as a leaving present to my old manager

Cuba · Master Of Malts Joined: 10 Aug 2010 Posts: 296

opelfruit the new Glenlivet Nadurra's are not replacing the Nadurra 16 AFAIK, the cask strength 16 will still be around.

Personally I like the fact that distilleries get creative with their popular expressions to bring us something new, yes it is all about profit as it is a business. I will judge the new Nadurra Peated Whisky Cask Finish when I get the chance to taste it or read some reviews which I trust, I am confident it will be very drinkable just like all the Nadurras I have tasted. Some are better than others, some are more mature than others but none were very young or immature yes perhaps younger than the 16 year old but for the price I paid for the quality of whisky and being cask strength and non chill filtered I have no complaints about Nadurra, quite the opposite . Yes it would be great if the whole new range was 16 year old but as I said it is a business at the end of the day and all about maximising profits.

TheWM · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:38 pm Post subject:

Blackadder · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:26 pm Post subject:

Yes without the age statement the new Nadurra range is bound to be younger but looking at prices for the Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso and Glenlivet Nadurra First Fill Selection they seem to be around Â£45 for IMO decent quality cask strength whiskies and I do not consider these over priced at all. The Nadurra 16 is usually priced around Â£50 but can sometimes be found on offer for Â£40

I will certainly give the new Nadurra Peated Whisky Cask Finish a try, hopefully it is a good one.

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1405

William · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject:

I tasted the new Glenlivet Nadurra Peated Whisky Cask Finish, Another outstanding addition to the Nadurra family. The smoke was never going to be in your face, just a lovely subtle added dimension. read my review here:

Glenlivet Nadurra Peated Whisky Cask Finish

Also added a review of the Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso Matured. If you are a fan of big cask strength sherried drams like the Aberlour a'bunadh then you will love this also. Read my review here:

Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso Matured

To complete the set I took another look at the Glenlivet Nadurra First Fill Selection, it would be my personal choice of the new look Glenlivet Nadurra range, but there isn't much between them in terms of quality, all are very good.. Read my review here:

Glenlivet Nadurra First Fill Selection
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