Single Malt Single Cask Edition Sherry Butt No 54309 15YO (((Bottled 2018)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this bottle is stable and can be kept indefinitely unopened; once opened, it is best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years to preserve its complex aromatic profile.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This rare single cask expression from The Glenlivet showcases the distillery's exceptional spirit aged exclusively in a single European oak Sherry butt (Cask No. 54309) for 15 years before being bottled in 2018. The Glenlivet's history is steeped in the lore of the wild Glenlivet valley, where George Smith famously carried a pair of hair-trigger pistols to protect his distillery from jealous illicit distillers after becoming the first to obtain a legal license in 1824. While the distillery is famous for its smooth, floral, and fruity signature style, this limited single cask release offers a deeper, more robust dimension. The influence of the Sherry butt imparts rich notes of dried dark fruits, warm baking spices, and toasted nuts, beautifully complementing the bright, orchard-fruit character of the distillery's classic lantern-shaped copper pot still distillate.
🍾 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.