Glenlivet 1968 DE

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryGlenlivet
BottlerDun Eideann (DE)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1968
Bottled Year1990
Age-
Cask Type-
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV50.2%
Volume750 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionSpeyside
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Flavor Profile

Sweet
Fruity
Vanilla
Oaky
Honey
Dried Fruit
Creamy
Nutty
Floral
Spicy
Citrus
Herbal
Maritime
Peaty
Smoky
Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

dry, slightly smoky, grassy, earthy, waxy, and faintly metallic, like many an antique malt from around or before WWII. Certainly more ‘Highlands’ than today, and what I especially adore is all this delicate earthiness, with moss, mushrooms, even damp lichen and bark, plus some wee herbs that smell of mint but that aren’t quite mint. There are many of them in Nature!

restaurant Palate

really powerful, rugged, with a coastal side that wasn’t uncommon, some salt, plenty of waxes, then bitter oranges and quite a spoonful of a dry herbal liqueur. Caraway, aniseed, gentian, bitter herbs… The mouth feel is very perfect, this baby’s beautifully textured

timer Finish

pretty long, just as coastal/briny, waxy, with a signature on hydrocarbons

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