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The Glenlivet
Spectra
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Distillery:
The Glenlivet
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Company:
PARENT COMPANY
Pernod Ricard
CURRENT OWNER
Chivas Brothers Holdings
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Cask Maturation
Bottle 1: Fully Matured in First Fill Sherry Butts and First Fill American Oak Barrels
Bottle 2: Fully Finished in Ex-Peated Casks
Bottle3: Fully Finished in Double Charred casks -
Strength
3X 40% ABV
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Note
Unknown how many released
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Distilled:
Unknown
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Bottled:
2020
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Speyside
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Website:
theglenlivet.com
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Type:
Single Malt
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Volume:
3x 20cl
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Age:
NAS
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Released Price
90
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Current Price:
100
Taste note
Bottle 1
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Colour:
Gold
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Nose:
Rich flavours of sunkissed orchard fruits, with a hint of tropical notes
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Palate:
Floral notes, smooth and sweet fruit notes of fresh peaches and pears in syrup, vanilla
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Finish:
Lavish marzipan, fragrant honey and freshly picked hazelnuts
Bottle 2
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Colour:
Gold
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Nose:
Ripe pear and crisp apple, citrus zest, whisper of smoke
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Palate:
Fruity, with pleasant smoky aromas of bonfire embers. Tangy marmalade, creamy vanilla toffee
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Finish:
Long and piquant with intriguing layers of delicate smoke
Bottle 3
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Colour:
Gold
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Nose:
Soft and creamy vanilla toffee
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Palate:
Sweet honey and cinnamon intermingled with pears dipped in dark chocolate, liquorice piquancy
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Finish:
Enduring sweet vanilla with a pleasant tang
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- green apple
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- dark fruits
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- caramel
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- floral
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- vanilla
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- sherry
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- honey
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- citrus fruits
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- wood
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- nuts
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- spices
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- smoke
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- chocolate
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- burned wood
