Glenlivet 1949 GM Private Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenlivet |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1949 |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 74년 |
| Cask Type | Refill sherry butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
full gold. Great news already
air Nose
the freshness is just incredible. Actually, it's all on various honeys and waxes, pollens, nectars, dried figs, polished old furniture and old leather, and one of the greatest vintages of Yquem. Yes, I know. You might add touches of tropical fruit jams and whiffs of fern and moss. This is highly impressive, the maturity is splendid while there are no single signs of over-aging. Not one
restaurant Palate
bags and bags of citrusy and waxy herbs have kept it as fresh as a 12 yo Clynelish (do not exaggerate, S.) Think yellow chartreuse and old Bénédictine, plus the subtlest mead and a drop of elderflower liqueur. In the background, myriads of assorted herbal and fruity molecules are dancing an endless jig. You'd even find notes of very old rums, such as G&M's famous and quasi-surreal Long Pond 1941
timer Finish
long. Remember what they say, one second per year, so that's 74 seconds, more than one minute! Notes of piney raisins in the aftertaste