Single Malt Single Cask Edition Alt nan Seileach 5403 14YO (((Bottled 2015)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a bottled single malt whisky, it does not mature further in glass and will keep indefinitely if stored properly; once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 2 years.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Glenlivet 'Alt nan Seileach' Single Cask Edition is a rare, limited-run single malt named after the 'Willow Burn'—a historic tributary flowing through the remote, windswept hills of Speyside that has long nourished the wild landscape surrounding the distillery. Distilled in 2001 and matured for 14 years in a single oak cask (Cask #5403) before being bottled in 2015, this expression represents the pinnacle of Glenlivet's traditional craftsmanship. The distillery's signature tall, lantern-shaped copper pot stills impart a remarkably bright, floral, and fruity character to the spirit, which then develops deep complexity during its long, undisturbed slumber. Because it is bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration, it offers an unadulterated glimpse into the pure, historic style of Speyside whisky-making, echoing the legendary drams that George Smith smuggled through the glen in the early 19th century.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
The Glenlivet blev grundlagt i 1824 af George Smith i den afsidesliggende Livet Valley og var det første lovlige destilleri i sognet efter vedtagelsen af The Excise Act i 1823. Destilleriet ligger højt i Speyside og henter sit rene, mineralrige vand fra Josie's Well, hvilket danner grundlag for en langsom og kontrolleret gæringsproces. The Glenlivet er berømt for sine karakteristiske lanterneformede kobberkedler med lange, slanke halse, der sikrer en intens kobberkontakt og et højt tilbageløb. Denne særlige konstruktion resulterer i et bemærkelsesværdigt elegant, esterdrevet og floralt destillat, kendetegnet ved fine signaturnoter af grønne æbler, modne pærer og blomstrende frugttræer. Fadlagringen spænder vidt fra klassiske bourbonfade af amerikansk hvideg og europæiske sherryfade til fransk Limousin-eg samt innovative aftapninger som Caribbean Reserve. Destilleriet ejes i dag af Pernod Ricard under Chivas Brothers og står fortsat som et globalt referencepunkt for den klassiske single malt-tradition i Speyside.
🍷 ABV
60.2%