The Glenlivet 18 is a single malt whisky that is a blend of the distillery’s famous whiskies. Each whisky that goes into it has been aged for at least 18 years. … It contributes the signature Glenlivet profile that connoisseurs have come to know and love.

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Tasting’s Notes

Quite big and well-rounded. There are notes of chewy sultanas and Sherried peels, barley sugars and toasty cereals with petals and apple blossom. A touch of fudge and gentle wisps of smoke.Full and rich with notes of chewy, tannic oak. Manuka honey and walnut with Coxs apples and orange peels. Cut herbs – fennel and spearmint.

Country & Region

Scotland – Speyside

One of the most prestigious expressions of the Speyside craft.

In 1824, George Smith made a daring move and got a license to legally produce single malt whisky. Needless to say the neighbouring smugglers werent all too happy about it, so for protection he had to carry not one, but two guns at all times. Imagine that.

The Glenlivet 18 Year Old is distilled in the “Livet” district, Speyside, twice in copper stills and then finished through a combination of first- and second-fill American oak casks and ex-Sherry oak casks. Tropical fruits from American oak mingle with a spicy complexity from Sherry oak for a fragrant, elegant and complex expression that is absolutely delectable!

Smartass Corner:
1) In the past Glenlivet was used to name the “terroir” in the Speyside region. So it’s possible to find bottles of Macallan-Glenlivet, Balvenie-Glenlivet, etc.
2) Glenlivet stills are lantern shaped with long, narrow necks, all of which helps produce a light tasting spirit.