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Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1972

Filed under: Spirits

With a strong reputation for very special expressions, every year a selection of exceptional whisky is brought to the market from The Glenlivet Cellar Collection. A vatting of 10 casks from a single day’s distillation of August 24, 1972 will be this year’s selection. After the filling on that Thursday, the parcel of casks were placed into Warehouse 5 at the distillery and stored in the lower tier of stows 87 and 89. The richness and fruitiness found in this creation could only be obtained by the choice climate, cask wood, and generous age. Bottled at natural cask strength without cill-filtration, the 1972 collection is a definitive Speyside single malt whisky. Only 800 bottles have been released to the US which will run about $700 each.

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Glenrothes Select Reserve

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Filed under: Spirits

As a non-vintage specific selection, Glenrothes Select Reserve is a vatting of casks from various years representing the heart and essence of Glenrothes. These batches from unspecified years are chosen by John Ramsay, the malt master, with emphasis on quality and consistency and will be available as an on-going basis rather than the typical ‘out and done’ release of vintages. The idea here overcomes the shortage of single malts we have come to get used to and makes The Glenrothes more widely available. The ripe fruits, citrus, vanilla and hint of spice notes are characteristically complex with a creamy texture on the tongue. The barrel shaped bottle is about $45.