Glenlivet 1948 Gordon & MacPhail 1980sSpeyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 75cl 40% An old bottle of Glenlivet 1948 Speyside single malt whisky bottled by Elgin independent bottlers Gordon & MacPhail at some point in the 1980s. These late 1940s Glenlivet single malts had calmed down slightly on the peat front after the privations of the immediate postwar period, but all the oily, fruity complexity was still singing beautifully. This is a good chance to try this

The peat hides any immaturity and in its place we have lots of lively red fruit

Country Scotland Region Speyside Distilled Year 1981

this unique product has been distilled in the whisky still that was removed from Balmenach Distillery in 1977 and transported to Hyde Park

fig and passionfruit

distillation and blending

After the success of Batch 1 Balvenie quickly followed with a second batch

with sooty smoke in

Distillery Glenturret

Matured for a minimum of 22 years in a Refill Sherry Hogshead that yielded just 283 bottles

all kinds of wax

thick notes of dates

Nose: Slightly medicinal but with hints of mango and nutmeg