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Glenlivet

Ever since its establishment, The Glenlivet Distillery maintained almost continuously operating and has successfully developed into one of the most prosperous whisky distilleries in the world. The Glenlivet Founders Reserve and The Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso are only a few examples of the many sought-after editions of The Glenlivet’s core range, and with limited edition releases such as The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1890, The Glenlivet is much loved by both passionate collectors and whisky enthusiasts.

It all started shortly after the Excise Act of 1823, a decision taken by the Duke of Gordon which allowed distillers to operate on a legal basis, dependent on holding a license. Numerous distillers requested for their distillery to become legalized, among which George Smith, who owned a farm distillery in Upper Drumin. As the distillery was located in the Livet Valley nearby the Glen River, Smith called his distillery “Glenlivet”. The story has been told that some envious competing distillers in the Livet area threatened to burn down The Glenlivet, which had Smith forced to self-protect by openly carrying a pair of pistols every single day until his passing. Despite these setbacks, Smith continued to successfully operate The Glenlivet Distillery and passed on the legacy of craftsmanship to his son John Gordon Smith.

J. G. Smith also established a whisky distillery nearby the village Tomintoul, which unfortunately didn’t became much successful. George Smith purchased the so called “Delnabo Distillery”, in the hopes of increase its production to full capacity. Smith renamed the distillery “Cairngorn” and kept both Cairngorn and The Glenlivet entirely operated for a long period of time, but throughout the following years the effort of maintaining two distilleries however couldn’t meet the increasing demand for Scotch whisky. Through cooperation with J. G. Smith, George Smith had The Glenlivet Distillery rebuild in 1858 nearby the Minmore Farm. Both the Cairngorn- and the Upper Drumin location of the former Glenlivet Distillery were shut down, and their modifications and refurbishments were transitioned to the brand new Glenlivet premises, The Glenlivet Distillery as we know today.

George Smith passed away in 1871, and J. G. Smith successfully continued to operate carry on George Smith’s legacy, The Glenlivet Distillery. Off course, The Glenlivet’s prosperity didn’t remain unattended by its competitors. Countless other illegitimate whiskies bearing the name “Glenlivet” were released by other distilleries, in attempt to counterfeit The Glenlivet’s peerless and legendary success. J. G. Smith then pursued claiming ownership of “The Glenlivet” as a singular brand name, in which he prevailed -to a certain extend. J. G. Smith became officially permitted to use The Glenlivet brand name exclusively, but yet other distilleries remained allowed to hyphenate their distillery name with
“-Glenlivet”, which benefited distilleries such as “The Macallan-Glenlivet”.

The Glenlivet Distillery remained part of the Smith family legacy for a long period of time, as the inheritance was passed over to J. G. Smith’s nephew George Smith Grant and his son Bill Smith Grant. Over the years, The Glenlivet has merged with several distilleries such as the Glengrant Distillery and the Longmorn Distillery. Three years after Bill Smith Grant’s passing in 1975, The Glenlivet was purchased by the international Seagram Distillers PLC, until finally the Seagram’s interests were acquired by Pernod Ricard in 2000.

Remarkably enough, The Glenlivet Distillery stayed fully operated during the global economic depression around 1930 which lasted approximately a decade. The Glenlivet Distillery has only been shut down for a short period of time during the Second World War, which is an outstanding and unparalleled achievement! The Glenlivet is currently working on the development to quadruplicate its production capacity up to forty million liters of pure alcohol per year, by which The Glenlivet will expand to become the most producing distillery in the entire world.

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Glenlivet


BOW 84
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 10 Years Old The Ultimate Cask 901272 46% 2006

10 Years Old The Ultimate Cask 901272 46%

2006
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Serge Valentin 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Unblended All Malt Label 1970's 43% NV

12 Unblended All Malt Label 1970's 43%

(Box slightly damaged and has writing on top of the box flap)
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BOW 88
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Unblended All Malt Label 80's 43% NV

12 Unblended All Malt Label 80's 43%

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Serge Valentin 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Unblended All Malt Label late 80's 43% NV

12 Unblended All Malt Label late 80's 43%

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BOW 86
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old Classic Golf Courses of Scotland St Andrews 43% NV

12 Years Old Classic Golf Courses of Scotland St Andrews 43%

(Low Neck)
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Serge Valentin 77
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old French Oak Finish 40% NV

12 Years Old French Oak Finish 40%

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Gal Granov 80
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old giftpack 40% NV

12 Years Old giftpack 40%

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BOW 84
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old Illicit Still 48% NV

12 Years Old Illicit Still 48%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old Pure Single Malt 40% NV

12 Years Old Pure Single Malt 40%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old Pure Single Malt No Box 40% NV

12 Years Old Pure Single Malt No Box 40%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old The Ultimate Cask Strength Cask 900246 64.4% 2007

12 Years Old The Ultimate Cask Strength Cask 900246 64.4%

2007
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BOW 88
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old The Ultimate Cask Strength Cask 900280 62% 2007

12 Years Old The Ultimate Cask Strength Cask 900280 62%

2007
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 YEars Old Unblended All Malt Label 1970's 43% NV

12 YEars Old Unblended All Malt Label 1970's 43%

(Box slightly damaged, High Shoulder)
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old Unhurried Since 1824 40% NV

12 Years Old Unhurried Since 1824 40%

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BOW 83
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 12 Years Old Unhurried Since 1824 DUTY FREE 40% NV

12 Years Old Unhurried Since 1824 DUTY FREE 40%

(1l. - Into neck)
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BOW 88
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 13 Years Old Sherry Cask Matured Taiwan Exclusive 40% NV

13 Years Old Sherry Cask Matured Taiwan Exclusive 40%

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BOW 88
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 13 Years Old SMWS 2.92 Coconut panna cotta 1 Of 199 Bottles 60.7% 2002

13 Years Old SMWS 2.92 Coconut panna cotta 1 Of 199 Bottles 60.7%

2002
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BOW 89.5
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 13 Years Old The Ultimate Cask Strength Cask 900996 63.6% 2006

13 Years Old The Ultimate Cask Strength Cask 900996 63.6%

2006
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 15 Years Old French Oak Reserve 40% NV

15 Years Old French Oak Reserve 40%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 15 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail George & J.G. Smith's 46% mid 80's

15 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail George & J.G. Smith's 46%

mid 80's
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BOW 82
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 15 Years Old The French Oak Reserve 2015 40% NV

15 Years Old The French Oak Reserve 2015 40%

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BOW 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 15 Years Old The Ultimate Cask 163413 46% 1996

15 Years Old The Ultimate Cask 163413 46%

1996
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 16 Years Old The Ultimate van Wees Cask:126911 46% 1998

16 Years Old The Ultimate van Wees Cask:126911 46%

1998
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BOW 87
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask 800356/800358 46% 2003

17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask 800356/800358 46%

2003
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BOW 88
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old 2015 43% NV

18 Years Old 2015 43%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old 2016 43% NV

18 Years Old 2016 43%

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BOW 89
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old Cask Strength Gordon & MacPhail Cask 16419-16423 60.2% 1978

18 Years Old Cask Strength Gordon & MacPhail Cask 16419-16423 60.2%

1978
(Into Neck)
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BOW 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old Dark Label 43% NV

18 Years Old Dark Label 43%

(Into Neck)
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BOW 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old Dark Label 43% NV

18 Years Old Dark Label 43%

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BOW 87
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old Guardians Cask 2911 55.7% NV

18 Years Old Guardians Cask 2911 55.7%

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BOW 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old The Single Malt that started It All 2008 43% NV

18 Years Old The Single Malt that started It All 2008 43%

(Damaged Box)
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BOW 85
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old The Single Malt that started It All 43% NV

18 Years Old The Single Malt that started It All 43%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 18 Years Old two-part label unhurried since 1824 43% NV

18 Years Old two-part label unhurried since 1824 43%

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BOW 91
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 19 Years Old Scalan Cask 95 57.7% NV

19 Years Old Scalan Cask 95 57.7%

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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 1946  George & J.G. Smith's Gordon & Macphail All Malt 40% 1946

1946 George & J.G. Smith's Gordon & Macphail All Malt 40%

1946
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 1949 George & J.G. Smith's Gordon & MacPhail All Malt Distillery Label 1949

1949 George & J.G. Smith's Gordon & MacPhail All Malt Distillery Label

1949
(0.02 l.)
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 1950 Georges & J.G.Smiths Gordon & Macphail All Malt 40% 1950

1950 Georges & J.G.Smiths Gordon & Macphail All Malt 40%

1950
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 1967 Cellar Collection 46% 1967

1967 Cellar Collection 46%

1967
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Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 1967 Gordon & MacPhail 43% 1967

1967 Gordon & MacPhail 43%

1967
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BOW 93
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 1969 Cellar Collection 50.8% 1969

1969 Cellar Collection 50.8%

1969
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Serge Valentin 87
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0209C 43% NV

21 Years Old Archive Batch 0209C 43%

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BOW 88
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0414N 43% NV

21 Years Old Archive Batch 0414N 43%

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Serge Valentin 87
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0513M 43% NV

21 Years Old Archive Batch 0513M 43%

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Serge Valentin 87
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0918Q 43% NV

21 Years Old Archive Batch 0918Q 43%

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BOW 87
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 21 Years Old Archive Distillers Limited Edition 43% NV

21 Years Old Archive Distillers Limited Edition 43%

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BOW 91
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 21 Years Old Founder's Reserve The Distillery Expands 55.6% NV

21 Years Old Founder's Reserve The Distillery Expands 55.6%

(with original book)
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Dave Broom 93
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 31 Years Old Cellar Collection 43.3% 1980

31 Years Old Cellar Collection 43.3%

1980
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BOW 90
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 31 Years Old Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve Cask 1392 56.4% 1969

31 Years Old Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve Cask 1392 56.4%

1969
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BOW 91.5
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 33 Years Old Cellar Collection 52.3% 1972

33 Years Old Cellar Collection 52.3%

1972
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BOW 89.5
Glenlivet
Glenlivet - 33 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask 15042 49.2% 1987

33 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask 15042 49.2%

1987
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