Glenlivet 1963-2010 | 47 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Casks 1723-1726Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 40. 6% A small batch Glenlivet 1963 47 year old Speyside single malt whisky bottled in 2010 by independent bottlers Gordon & MacPhail for their ne plus ultra Private Collection. This 47 year old Glenlivet 1963 came from a pair of sister casks 1723 & 1726 which were first fill American hogsheads that between them turned out 223 bottles at a barely legal 40. 6%. A venerable, glorious fruitbomb

it does make up for it with its compelling cleanliness and focused flavour profile

They are filled with whisky and quietly aged for a minimum of 12 years

In the early days - beginning before the distillery had been constructed - Arran offered investors a Founder's Club deal where an upfront payment of £450 would secure five cases of their Lochranza blended whisky (these appeared in 1998) and five cases of single malt whisky - this Arran Founder's Reserve

An old bottle of Macallan 1971 18-year-old Speyside single malt whisky bottled at 43% with the classic blue ribbon packaging back in 1989

Hand-blown by expert craftsman to ensure an exquisitely flawless finish

A 1997 Benriach matured full term in Bourbon casks and bottled at a very healthy 59

the quirky vintage

Blended Scotch Whisky 70cl / 47%

Distillery / Brand Bruichladdich / Port Charlotte

delicious old Speysider in other words

A fine example of a single cask Glen Grant bottled as part of the Single Malts Of Scotland series

dried herbs and citrus