Glenlivet 16 Year Old Whisky 1st Fill Butt Single Cask #79825 58.3%

Glenlivet 16 Year Old 1st Fill Butt Single Cask #79825 58.3%

Official Tasting Notes

 Nose: Sweet bread and butter pudding with raisins and cloves mixed with a touch of black pepper

Palate: Tangy plum jam complemented perfectly with liquorice and ginger and a touch of scented heather

Finish: Long and tantalisingly spicy

The Speyside Glenlivet distillery is situated near Ballindalloch in Morayshire. It has a long history and was one of the first distilleries to be licensed. The founder, George Smith who bought Minmore farm in 1858 used the distilling equipment from his previous ventures to build The Glenlivet distillery. Whisky from his first distillery at Upper Drumin had already been marketed as Glenlivet and word had spread just how good this single malt was. In the early days the whisky produced was fruity and light unlike the common heavy style of the time. Its reputation had reached well beyond Scotland and even Charles Dickens had written to his friends of its quality.  

Glenlivet is now owned by Chivas Brothers {Pernod Ricard} Recent expansion has given the distillery a huge capacity at 21 million litres making it one of the biggest in Scotland.  

As you would expect there are a wide variety of releases. The Founder’s Reserve, Captain’s Reserve, Caribbean Reserve, 12, 15 and French oak Reserve, plus the 18 year are all part of the core range.