GLENLIVET 1954 50,6%
Single Malt, Scotland / Speyside, 70cl, Ref: 16285
- Description
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Product details
- Type / Subtype : Whisky / Single Malt
- Brand / Distillery : Glenlivet
- Country / Region : Scotland
- Merchant : Gordon & Macphail
- Line : Private Collection
- Strength : 50,6%
- Volume : 70cl
- Vintage : 1954 Vintage
- Peated : Unpeated
- Packaging : Cof.luxe
- SKU : 16285
Tasting note
- Appearance : Ambré, aux reflets roses.
- Nose : Très doux, et assez sec. Devient de plus en plus fruité - les agrumes au départ, suivies par des notes de fruits secs (raisins, figues, dates) et une pointe de zeste d'orange. Une touche de fin boisé suit également. Avec juste une goutte d'eau, il s'ouvre davantage, et devient plus doux encore, un peu vineux (vieux madère).
- Palate : Douce, puis sèche, avec énormément d'épices et un boisé très fin mais prononcé. Une goutte d'eau sert à adoucir toutes ces notes, mais sans les abimer.
- Overall : Longue et complexe. Fait penser à un très vieux vin.
- The brand
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The brand
Dubbed simply The Glenlivet, a name which at the time represented a region extremely well-loved for the quality of its whiskies, this distillery was first granted its licence in 1824. Seen as an act of bravery for some and an act of betrayal for others, this allowed it to get a step ahead of the other distilleries in operation. Today one of the most prominent distilleries in Scotland, its single malt is known throughout the world. Mainly matured in ex-bourbon casks, The Glenlivet has a fresh and spring-like character marked by citrus and floral notes. Bottlings aged entirely in sherry casks can only be found through independent bottlers such as Gordon & MacPhail.
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Merchant
This independent bottler is without a doubt one of the most highly acclaimed in Scotland. It stands out, not for its age (though it is the oldest independent bottler in Scotland), but for its complete mastery of cask ageing. Gordon & MacPhail is the only bottler to have its own casks - carefully chosen for the purpose - filled by the distilleries themselves, instead of simply buying the ones suggested to them by the latter. This allows it to determine, in advance and with great precision, exactly how many years a whisky will need to reach ideal maturation.
The line
Selected by the directors of Gordon & MacPhail, the whiskies that make up the Private Collection all present exceptional quality and character. These rare, vintage single malts are usually from the top distilleries (Caol Ila, Glenlivet, Longmorn etc.), and are presented in very limited, sometimes totally unique bottlings. “Decades” is also part of the Private Collection range; this consists of six bottlings of Glenlivet, one per decade from the 1940s to the 1990s.
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