Whiskies from Glenlivet

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Serge Valentin is one of the most prolific whisky aficionados and the premier source of whisky reviews. Serge uses the 100 point scale for his ratings.
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Glenlivet • 64 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Cask 1412 41% 1954 0,70 90 91 93 1 € 6.950,00 € 8.409,50
Glenlivet • 31 Years Old Signatory Vintage Collection Rare Reserve 1392 56.4% 1969 0,70 91 1 € 1.999,95 € 2.419,94

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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DistilleryName Vintage l. SVA
Serge Valentin is one of the most prolific whisky aficionados and the premier source of whisky reviews. Serge uses the 100 point scale for his ratings.
GGR
Gal Granov is considered one of the most proactive of all independent whisky bloggers at this moment, a rising star in the whisky scene. Gal uses a 100 point scale for his ratings.
Other
BOW
We rate most of the whiskies ourselves and use the 100 point scale. If we do not have a rating, we publish ratings of other renowned whisky critics in this column.
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Number of bottles in stock
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Glenlivet • 1969 Cellar Collection 50.8% 1969 0,70 93 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 36 Years Old Cellar Collection 49% 1973 0,70 91 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 33 Years Old Cellar Collection 52.3% 1972 0,70 91.5 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 1946 George & J.G. Smith's Gordon & Macphail All Malt 40% 1946 0,70 91 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 48 Years Old Distilled 1939 Georges & J.G.Smiths Gordon & Macphail 40% 1939 0,75 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 40 Years Old 1964 Cellar Collection Sample Code 2LBF901 45.1% 1964 0,70 91 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 1967 Cellar Collection 46% 1967 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 45 Years Old Duncan Taylor Tantalus Cask 2833 40.8% 1968 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Glenlivet Distilled 1959 Pure Single Malt 43% 1959 0,75 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 31 Years Old Cellar Collection 43.3% 1980 0,70 93 90 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 1950 Georges & J.G.Smiths Gordon & Macphail All Malt 40% 1950 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Signatory Vintage 30th Anniversary Cask 12/1 43.1% 1973 0,70 92 91 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 1967 Gordon & MacPhail 43% 1967 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 31 Years Old Signatory Vintage Rare Reserve Cask 1392 56.4% 1969 0,70 90 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 33 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask 15042 49.2% 1987 0,70 89.5 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 36 Years Old 1973 Cellar Collection 49% 1973 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 40 Years Old Artist #5 Bottled For La Maison du Whisky Cask:#1 46.8% 1974 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 21 Years Old Founder's Reserve The Distillery Expands 55.6% (with original book) NV 0,70 91 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 37 Years Old Duncan Taylor Cask:5240 53.4% 1968 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Glenlivet Vintages 5x 20 cl.1967-1968-1969-1970-1972 NV 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 42 Years Old (Minimore) Cadenhead Small Batch 40.2% 1973 0,75 88 92 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Glenlivet 1965 Gordon & MacPhail George & J.G. Smith's Serie 40% 1965 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • XXV 25 Years Old Batch 0910A 43% NV 0,70 89.5 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Faemussach Single Cask Edition 13 Years Old Cask 0127 59.1% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • XXV 25 Years Old 2016 43% NV 0,70 89.5 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 33 Years Years Old Signatory Vintage Cask:9644 49.8% 1981 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 15 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail George & J.G. Smith's 46% mid 80's 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Kilimanjaro Single Cask Edition 15 Years Old Cask 16242 58.2% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 18 Years Old Cask Strength Gordon & MacPhail Cask 16419-16423 60.2% (Into Neck) 1978 0,70 89 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 21 Years Old Archive Distillers Limited Edition 43% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Bochel Hill 11 Years Old Cask:4524 59,5% NV 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Glenlivet 30 YO Artist serie La Maison du Whisky Distilled: 1981 Botteld: 2011 Cask: 9641 1 of 231 Bottells 49.8% 1981 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 12 Unblended All Malt Label 80's 43% NV 0,75 85 88 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Glenlivet 32 Years Years Old Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection Distilled: 21.12.1981 Bottled: 27.08.2014 Cask: 10982 1 Of 234 Bottles 48.6% 1981 0,70 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 19 Years Old Scalan Cask 95 57.7% NV 0,70 91 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0513M 43% NV 0,70 87 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0414N 43% NV 0,70 87 88 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Cipher 48% (box lid slightly damaged) NV 0,70 79 81 84 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Pure Single Malt Green Label 43% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0918Q 43% NV 0,70 87 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 18 Years Old Guardians Cask 2911 55.7% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 13 Years Old SMWS 2.92 Coconut panna cotta 1 Of 199 Bottles 60.7% 2002 0,70 88 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 21 Years Old Archive Batch 0209C 43% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 18 Years Old Dark Label 43% NV 0,70 85 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 17 Years Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Cask 800356/800358 46% 2003 0,70 86 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 18 Years Old The Single Malt that started It All 2008 43% (Damaged Box) NV 0,70 85 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 12 Years Old Unhurried Since 1824 40% NV 0,75 0 sold out
Glenlivet • 12 Years Old Classic Golf Courses of Scotland St Andrews 43% (Low Neck) NV 0,70 86 0 sold out
Glenlivet • Guardians' Chapter 48.7% NV 0,70 87 0 sold out
Glenlivet • The Ultimate 15 Years Old Cask 123535 46% 1997 0,70 86 0 sold out
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