Glenlivet is one of those malts that seems to have been around forever which also shows when bottlers like Gordon & MacPhail in Elgin suddenly pops out a 70yo expression a couple of years back... and also a series of other bottling in their private collection series. One can only wonder how much other great stuff they have tucked away...
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| Some old casks of Glenlivet tucked away at an undisclosed location © The Malt Desk May 2012 |
Reports says the bottling was received very well at the show and since there was only 120 bottles available of it, it had to disappear very quickly - and it did!
Lets see if there was a reason for that...
Glenlivet 1973 38yo 48,6%, cask#10644, Berry Bros for The Whisky Show 2012, 120 bottles
Colour is full gold
Nose:
Crisp barley, hint of varnish, honey, tropical fruits - especially coconut and pineapple, orange marmalade and some nipping salt even
Taste:
Very nice arrival on flowery malt, melon, candied apples, confectionery's sugar, almonds, very lively and not tired at all. A little oak pops up somewhere mid palate but gets flushed in orange sweets drops and juicy malt. Finish is long on, spices, ginger, toffee, fruits and sweet malt.
What a lovely old 'Livet this is...
90/100!
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