Gordon & MacPhail’s The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Whiskey: Gordon & MacPhail’s The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

Aged for 21 years, this single malt scotch whisky is bottled behind a vintage Glenlivet label that was last used by the distillery decades ago.

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Size: 750ML

Proof: 86 (43% ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Glenlivet distillery

The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky is made using barley sourced from Crisp Maltings, Portgordon (Portgordon is a village in Moray, Scotland). After the barley has been malted and mashed, it is fermented in wooden washbacks for approximately two days. The wooden washbacks used by Glenlivet are more difficult and expensive to maintain as compared to the stainless steel washbacks used by most Scottish distilleries, but impart a distinctive, floral quality to the whisky. After the barley has been fermented, it is distilled first through one of Glenlivet’s wash stills, and then again through one of Glenlivet’s spirits stills. Originally designed by George Smith, the copper-pot stills have a unique, lantern-like shape, which encourages contact between the whisky and the copper. As a result, the whisky has a lighter, more pure flavor profile. The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is then matured for 21 years (it is legally old enough to drink itself) in Elgin, Scotland, in casks that were formerly used to mature bourbon and sherry. Once the whisky has matured, it is bottled behind a vintage Glenlivet label that was last used by the distillery decades ago.

Gordon & MacPhail’s The Glenlivet 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

Nose: Floral aroma, with notes of dry grass and cedar.

Palate: Soft flavor profile, with gentle notes of mustard seeds, rich fruits, and spicy wood.

Finish: A luxurious, oily finish that has a touch of fruits.

Distillery Information

The Glenlivet distillery is a distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the parish of Glenlivet, and the production place of the Scottish whisky of the same name. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since.