Single Malt Cipher
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release; does not age or improve further in the bottle.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Glenlivet Cipher is a legendary modern enigma in the world of single malt Scotch. Released in 2016 by Master Distiller Alan Winchester, this expression was presented in an opaque, matte-black bottle with absolutely no cask details, age statement, or tasting notes, challenging whisky enthusiasts to decode its flavor profile themselves. This playful secrecy harks back to the early, illicit days of Speyside distilling, when George Smith and his contemporaries had to smuggle their spirits through the rugged hills of the Livet valley. Crafted using a unique combination of casks never before used by the distillery—including first-fill American oak and sherry-seasoned casks—Cipher offers a complex, multi-layered journey of discovery that celebrates the art of sensory perception.
🍾 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
100% Malted Barley
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
48