ITEM NO: SS583
AGED: 16 years
DISTILLED ON: June 1997
BOTTLE ON: May 2014
MATURED IN: sherry butt
CASK NO: 157422
BOTTLE NO: 738
The Glenlivet Distillerylocated near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet. It has been described as “The single malt that started it all.”The distillery has been in operation almost continuously since it was founded in 1824. The Glenlivet brand is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt brand, globally.
TASTE NOTES
COLOR: reddish amber
NOSE: Gunpowder and blood oranges at first nosing. Absolutely no straight sulphury notes, just ‘gunpowder’. Then chocolate, Spanish ham, black raisins, soot, cigars, blackcurrants, menthol and figs. Superb old style!
TASTE: Utterly delicious, nervous, Christmassy, with many dried fruits and a touch of liquorice and smoke. Dark chocolate, black raisins, dried figs, prunes, more liquorice… It’s one of these sherried malts that hint at old Armagnac.
FINISH: Long, more on bitter oranges and pepper. Honeydew and mint in the aftertaste.
ABV: 46%
PER CS: 6
SIZE: 750
