Single Malt Triple Cask Matured - Rare Cask No 9378/011 (((Bottled 2019)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release and will remain stable indefinitely when stored upright, away from direct sunlight and temperature extremes.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Dark chocolate, smoked salmon, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Glenlivet's legacy is deeply rooted in the wild, remote hills of Speyside, where George Smith famously risked his life to distill what would become Scotland's most celebrated single malt. Long before receiving the parish's first legal license in 1824, Smith's smooth, elegant spirit was so coveted that even King George IV demanded it by name during his historic 1822 visit to Edinburgh. This rare Triple Cask Matured expression represents the pinnacle of the distillery's wood management. By marrying spirits aged in three distinct cask types—typically traditional oak, American white oak, and ex-sherry casks—the liquid achieves an extraordinary depth. The unique lantern-shaped copper pot stills, designed by George Smith himself, ensure a light, fruity, and floral distillate that interacts beautifully with the wood, resulting in a complex, multi-layered whisky of exceptional character.
🍾 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