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 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.
🍇 Hovedingrediens
Malted Barley