Single Malt Cask First Fill American Barrel Cask No 9090 24YO (((Bottled 2023)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Enjoy now; as a fully matured spirit, it does not age further in the bottle but will remain in peak condition for decades if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, roasted venison, aged Gouda cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This rare single cask expression from The Glenlivet showcases the profound synergy between Speyside's signature elegant spirit and decades of maturation in a first-fill American oak barrel. Distilled and matured for 24 years before being bottled in 2023, this whisky represents the pinnacle of Glenlivet's wood management. The use of a first-fill American white oak barrel imparts intense notes of creamy vanilla, rich caramel, and sweet coconut, beautifully layering over the distillery's classic orchard fruit and floral character. Historically, George Smith's distillery in the remote Glenlivet valley produced a style of whisky so coveted that even King George IV demanded it by name during his 1822 visit to Scotland. Single cask releases like this offer a pure, unadulterated glimpse into a single moment in the distillery's history, preserved at natural cask strength.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
The Glenlivet blev grundlagt i 1824 af George Smith i den afsidesliggende Livet Valley i skotske Speyside, og destilleriet har en historisk særstatus som det allerførste i sognet, der opnåede officiel licens efter Excise Act i 1823. I dag hører destilleriet under Chivas Brothers og Pernod Ricard. Det mineralrige vand hentes fra Josie's Well, og destillationen foregår på høje, lanterneformede kobberkedler, hvilket skaber en bemærkelsesværdig let og elegant spiritus. The Glenlivet er berømt for at have sat standarden for klassisk Speyside single malt whisky med sin bløde, frugtige profil præget af modne æbler fra frugtplantagen, fine florale nuancer og et diskret strejf af eg – en stil, der udfolder sig smukt i alt fra den ikoniske 12 Year Old til sjældne aftapninger i Winchester- og Cellar Collection-serierne.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley