THE GLENLIVET, SINGLE CASK #58022, 14-YEAR SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY

SPEYSIDE, SCOTLAND

Scotch collectors, lend me your ears! Since 2005, The Glenlivet has been releasing ultra-rare single cask selections but this year marks only the second release of the series within the U.S. market. Master Distiller Alan Winchester manages the evolution of The Glenlivet’s top barrels and ultimately decides which barrels house the most distinctive and extraordinary whiskies—at their peak, these singular expressions may be bottled and released as a Single Cask Edition. Always bottled at cask strength and without chill filtration, these individually numbered bottles represent the pinnacle of luxury within the Single Malt category. The Glenlivet founder George Smith once famously proclaimed, “if we can't make good whisky, then we shouldn't make any whisky.” This motivation and prowess to be the best has carried forward across the centuries, and The Glenlivet remains a worldwide benchmark for the entire Single Malt category. The Glenlivet portfolio includes a wide range of age statements and value, but the drive to be at the top of the Single Malt category is exemplified by their Single Cask Edition program.

Our featured Single Cask Edition comes from The Glenlivet barrel number 58022; it aged for 14 years and six months in a first-fill Sherry butt before reaching its peak maturation. The nose opens with an intriguing combination of sweet damson plums and cinnamon-poached pear, rounded out by a burst of fresh citrus. The palate boasts a medley of dried fruit flavors and warming ginger spice, perfectly balanced by luscious notes of rich toffee, sweet marzipan, and a gentle hint of dark chocolate. We have secured an allocation of only 58 individually numbered bottles for our California Concierge customers, so devoted collectors please act quickly! These rare bottles will sell out.