Glenlivet 1979 VM The Cooper's Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenlivet |
| Bottler | The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd. (VM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 31년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale amber
air Nose
oh yes! Sure it's no powerful whisky but it's perfectly malty and rounded, somewhere between the best Glenrothes, Macallans and, obviously, Glenlivets. That means that it's got a fairly bigger profile than most Glenlivets in my view. Superb notes of flowers, roses, peonies, then various honeys, herbal teas, toffee, milk chocolate, fruits… As I wrote, this is exquisitely complex, with superb balance. I cannot not remember the older Macallan 30 in its all-blue livery…
restaurant Palate
one of these malts at 40ù that do not need more power, although it's maybe a tad less complex than on the nose now. Mead, orange cake, roasted nuts, quince jelly, touches of tobacco and then a little rose jelly and strawberry jam
timer Finish
astonishingly long, on more jam and strawberries. Malty/toasty aftertaste