Glenlivet 1972 JW Castle Collection - Series 8
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenlivet |
| Bottler | Jack Wiebers Whisky World (JW) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 30년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
cleaner but slightly inexpressive. Whiffs of peat smoke, ginger tonic, grass… Very spirity, at that. Notes of chestnut liqueur, wet wool. Something slightly soapy in the background. Second choice Port Ellen if you ask me, which is still good
restaurant Palate
nicer attack fruity – peaty – peppery – chocolaty. Tangerines and oranges plus ginger and white pepper. Gets slightly cardboardy after a moment, too bad
timer Finish
quite long but that’s mostly thanks to the alcohol. Hints of marzipan this time again and a little salt. Well, maybe 1975 was a poor vintage at Port Ellen. 83 points (for the very good attack on the palate). In a nutshell, and even if these PE’s are very far from representing a worthy panel of all early distillates after the distillery reopened in 1967, it seems to me that the overall quality improved a little after, say 1976 or 1977. Maybe the demand for peaty malt was back to normal after the big needs of the late 60's - early 70's and maybe they could distill more 'carefully' after that (Caol Ila being back to full production as well). Just wild guesses, nothing serious... By the way, we'll have a few 'Old' Caol Ilas as well in the coming days, stay tuned. PETE McPEAT AND JACK WASHBACK We had prepared this little Pete & Jack cartoon for one rainy, foggy day on Islay, which we believed had to happen. Well, the whole week was as sunny as July in Ibiza! Never mind, here it is… MUSIC – Recommended listening: I guess you know Marlena Shaw ? She's very versatile to say the least and I quite like her California soul.mp3 with its beautiful Quincy Jones-alike orchestration. Sure it's very, very 70's but don't we have to take things at 3rd degreee sometimes? We already had some Marlena Shaw a few months ago... Please buy her music! June 5, 2007 CONCERT REVIEW by Nick Morgan PATTI SMITH The Roundhouse, London, May 17th 2007 I had never really thought that Patti Smith and I would have so much in common, not having been that much of a fan of hers. I mean everyone seemed to have those albums back in the seventies and she was just de rigueur for anyone on the fringes of the feminised radical left. But she didn’t seem to have sticking power and like many artists of the period quickly fell off my radar, confined to occasional radio flashbacks.But here she is on stage at sold-out Roundhouse, baring her soul, her love and her hates. Take deodorant for example – she hates it, and I
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