INFORMATION
Glenlivet 1954 - 1981. 27 Year Old. Bottled by Cadenhead's for their Dumpy series. 75cl. 46%.
A 1954 vintage Glenlivet 27-year-old bottled at 46% by the maestros at Cadenhead’s in 1981. Independent Glenlivet is vanishingly rare and Glenlivet from the 1950s is rarer still, so it’s a real privilege to have this wonderful 1950s indie Glenlivet up for grabs in our auction. This will be an epic dram from one of Scotland’s most iconic distilleries.
DISTILLERY:Glenlivet
DISTILLERY STATUS:Working
Bottle ABV:46%
Bottle SIZE:75cl / 750ml
BOTTLER:Cadenhead's
SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland
CASK TYPE:Single Malt
REGION:Speyside
DISTILLED YEAR:1954
BOTTLING DATE::1981
AGE:27
One of Scotland’s iconic distilleries, Glenlivet is currently the joint largest single malt whisky distillery in Scotland at 21m litres per annum. The distillery was expanded in 2010, raising the number of stills to fourteen, before the construction of a third stillhouse in 2018 brought the total number of stills to 28. Having achieved production parity with Glenfiddich, Glenlivet is now catching their rival in sales terms as well and may soon become the biggest-selling single malt whisky in the world.
Glenlivet has rarely been independently bottled, but the official releases are sufficiently plentiful and diverse that this isn’t an issue. Glenlivet ages well in both bourbon and sherry casks, and a raft of official releases at various strengths, ages and cask types are available to satisfy the pickiest whisky buyers. At auction the old 1950s and 1960s vintages bottled for the Cellar Collection are always worth looking out for.
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