Single Malt Single Cask Edition Sherry Butt Cask No 646 15YO (((Bottled 2017)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release; spirits do not mature further in the bottle but will preserve their exceptional character indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Glenlivet's Single Cask Editions represent the pinnacle of the distillery's craft, offering an unadulterated glimpse into the profound interaction between Speyside spirit and individual casks. This rare expression, aged for 15 years in a single Sherry Butt (Cask No. 646) and bottled in 2017, showcases the intense influence of European oak. Historically, the remote Glenlivet valley was a haven for illicit distillers who drew water from the mineral-rich springs of the region. George Smith famously braved local hostility to secure the first legal license in the parish in 1824, establishing a style defined by bright, elegant fruitiness. This single cask bottling bypasses the traditional blending process, presenting the whisky at cask strength without chill-filtration, allowing the rich, dried-fruit and spiced character of the sherry butt to integrate beautifully with the distillery's signature orchard-fruit profile.
🍾 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