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Glenlivet expands 50-year-old whisky range
Chivas Brothers has launched the second bottling in its exclusive collection of 50-year-old single malt Scotch whiskies from The Glenlivet.
The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1966 has an RRP of US$25,000
In 2014, The Glenlivet became the first Scotch brand to release a series of 50-year-old expressions with the launch of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection.
Following on from the launch of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1964, the brand has now unveiled The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1966, of which 100 bottles have been created with an RRP of US$25,000.
The whisky was created by former master distiller for The Glenlivet, Robert Arthur, in 1966 and has aged under the stewardship of current master distiller Alan Winchester.
Matured in a single Sherry cask, The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1966 is said to have a “soft and sweet complexity” that is “layered by a “delicate cinnamon and liquorice spice” followed by an “exceptionally long, smooth finish, with a hint of dryness”.
Brodie Nairn of Glasstorm created a hand blown glass bottle for the expression, which also features a gold stopper with a quartz Cairngorm stone produced by silversmith Richard Fox.
John Galvin also created a bespoke cherry wood box that houses the bottle.
“The release of Vintage 1966 marks another milestone for The Glenlivet Winchester Collection,” said Alan Winchester. “Casks of this age and quality are such a rare thing these days, that the resulting single malt is literally liquid history in a glass.
“I’m immensely proud to release this wonderful whisky, which has been cared for and crafted over generations.”
Winchester will auction his own bottle of The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1966 at Christie’s New York on 21 October, with proceeds donated to the British Crafts Council.
The successful bidder will also win the chance to lay down The Glenlivet’s Vintage 2016.
The number of whiskies releases under The Glenlivet Winchester Collection has not been specified.