Glenlivet 1974 FC
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenlivet |
| Bottler | First Cask (FC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 1999 |
| Age | 24년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale amber
air Nose
again, spirity but more caramelly than coffeeish. Quite some varnish as well… Water please: yes, it got quite bourbonny but also quite resinous, not unlike Compass Box’s Spice Tree. Nice liquorice and ginger. Maybe to single malt what Australia’s Jacob Creek is to chardonnay (please don’t start yelling at me, Jacob’s Creek is French owned – Yeah, I know, Glen Moray too)
restaurant Palate
even sweeter than the ‘Craig’ but also much more resinous and ‘varnishy’, with apparently lots of wood extracts. Quite enjoyable, I must say, simple but almost drinkable without water. With water now: even sweeter, even more vanilled, even spicier… Long, very rounded and very sweet finish with a littler ginger and a very long aftertaste on vanilla and caramel. A rather good, simple, crafted woodsky from ‘the new world of Scotch whisky’, whatever that means. 80 points . MUSIC – Recommended listening: as promised, here's Bela Fleck (NOT Ben Affleck) and his Flecktones playing the famous Hoedown.mp3 live and probably better than Emerson, Lake and Palmer... Please buy these guys' great music! November 10, 2006 TASTING - TWO GLENLIVETS FROM THE MID-70's Glenlivet 1974/2006 (46%, Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #5203) Several great Glenlivets by BBR these days
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