The Glenlivet 1968

Difford's Guide

alc./vol: 50.9%

Proof: 101.8°

Vintage: 1968

Aged: 39 years

Product of: Product of United Kingdom United Kingdom

This very rare cask strength Glenlivet went into a re-fill sherry cask (No. 7629) on 13th December 1968 and with bottled 7th August 2008, just a few months short of its 40th birthday.

Review and Tasting


Sampled on 02/10/2012

Appearance:

(bottle 228) Clear, bright golden.

Aroma:

Restrained, old leather, cigar box, tobacco, vanilla and green apple skin. Faint orange zest.

Taste:

Perfectly balanced vanilla, oak, spice and faint apple/pear fruit.

Aftertaste:

Green apple skin and sandal wood.

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Product Information

Closure: Natural cork stopper

More about The Glenlivet 1968

Produced by: The Glenlivet Distillery
Owned by: Pernod Ricard Group
UK distribution by: Pernod Ricard UK

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