Description
The first distillery to take out a licence after the Excise Act of 1823, the distillery was a favourite of King George IV who demanded nothing but Glenlivet during a visit to Edinburgh in 1821 - three years before it was legal! Glenlivet has given its name to the 'longest valley in Scotland', so called after several distilleries laid claim to the Glenlivet suffix to cash in on the distillery's ste ... This exceptional whisky matures in a combination of American and European oak casks, predominantly first and second-fill American oak casks alongside traditional oak and ex-sherry oak casks, creating a rich, complex profile with remarkable depth and harmony.