G&M Generations Glenlivet 20CL 1940
$5,399.99
Region:Scotland > Speyside
We are getting both 700ml and 200ml bottles of this rare dram. I first tried it at the Nth Whisky Festival in Vegas, it is light and fresh, shockingly so for a whisky which has spent 70 years in a single First Fill Sherry Butt. The angels were kind with this one, somehow the cask retained 45.9% strength. The packaging is stunning; it has been bottled in a bespoke tear shaped crystal decanter with sterling silver stopper and base. The box is bespoke made of Scottish Elm and hand crafted in Scotland. My Tasting Note: Nose: peaches and cream, mulled fruits, hard candies and fruit leather with some deft Christmas Cake notes; assorted jujubes, new leather sofa, and something vaguely smoky; Palate: soft and delicate, some delicate smoky notes, more peaches and cream and warming-buttery fruit; becomes richer with brown sugar and spices: cinnamon, cardamom, clove and ginger; leather and tobacco notes; there are so many layers to this whisky: citrus, smoke, soft coating oils and much, much, more; nutty tones and vanilla; Finish: long and warming, sweet with subtle spice and nutty oak, my palate is moist, damp and coated with soft oils.