The Glenlivet Whisky

History

George Smith, the founder of Glenlivet distillery established his distillery in the year 1824 in an environment, which suited the production of whisky. It is built near the Josie’s well having a huge content of mineral rich spring water, a crisp mountain air and a beautiful environment at a high altitude with freezing temperature the effects of which makes the spirit of Glenlivet most serene one. The cool temperature of the water helps in enhancing the spirit quality of the Glenlivet and helps a lot in distillation process. The natural resources present in the surroundings aids in making the best Malt Whisky at Glenlivet Distillery.

The three fundamental elements used in production of Glenlivet Whisky are Spring Water, Copper Stills, and Oak Casks. The Water from the Josie’s well is used for whisky making at Glenlivet, which is very rich in minerals as it passes through mineral rich layers of limestone, and granite, which helps a lot in extracting the sugar from the ground barley.

Copper Stills in the shape of lanterns are used in whisky making at Glenlivet which encourages contact between spirit and copper thus removing impurities and resulting in a light and supreme malt whisky. It has 4 wash stills with a capacity of 15000 liters each and 4 spirit stills with a capacity of 10000 liters each. Glenlivet Whisky is kept in Oak Casks for maturation and these casks are charred from within with charcoal, which helps in filtration. The American Oaks of the Casks previously contained bourbon, which imparts fragrance of coconut and vanilla to the spirit. Bottling of the Glenlivet Whisky is done at Chiva’s Regal bottling plant at Newbridge outside Edinburgh.

Whisky Types

The various whiskies produced by the Glenlivet are broadly grouped into three ranges namely Travel Retail range, Core Range and The Ultra Premium range. The Travel Retail range has The Glenlivet First Fill 12 years old whisky, The Glenlivet 15 year old and the Glenlivet Nadurra 16 years old which are intense, tickling fresh and clean. The core range has The Glenlivet 12 years old, The Glenlivet French Oak reserve 15 year old and the Glenlivet 18 year old have an enticing bitter- sweet symphony. . The Ultra Premium range has the most long matured and expensive range of whisky namely The Glenlivet Archive 21 year old, The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1972 Cask Strength and The Glenlivet XXV 25 year old.

The Glenlivet Whiskies are perfectly balanced with enticing oakiness, spicy creaminess, silky, intense and caressing. Current sales of Glenlivet worldwide are more than 6 million bottles per annum.

Products

Core Retail

* The Glenlivet 12 Year Old
* The Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve
* The Glenlivet 18 Year Old

Travel Retail

These bottlings are only available through the travel retail market, such as airports and ferries.

* The Glenlivet 12 Year Old First Fill
* The Glenlivet 15 Year Old
* The Glenlivet Nadurra 16 Year Old

Ultra Premium

* The Glenlivet Archive 21 Year Old
* The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1972 Cask Strength
* The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1959 Cask Strength
* The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1964 Cask Strength
* The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1967
* The Glenlivet Cellar Collection French Oak Finish 1983
* The Glenlivet Cellar Collection American Oak Finish 30 Year Old
* The Glenlivet XXV 25 Year Old

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